Help my power steering is gone

johnnychimpo · 02-06-2008, 12:55 PM

My power steering is gone the mfd says in red square ps and there is no speedometer all of my lights are blinking the park drive B reverse my climate conroll is gone so is mpg all this stuff i checked my fuseses all seem good any ideas

Doc Willie · 02-06-2008, 01:06 PM

Call dealer.

**Tideland Prius** · 02-06-2008, 01:06 PM

*moved to troubleshooting forum*

ehh.. sounds like all the electronics (not just PS) have gone bonkers.

richard schumacher · 02-06-2008, 02:20 PM

I'll bet dead 12V battery or poor connection. Let us know what the dealer finds.

N3FOL · 02-06-2008, 03:19 PM

I am very interested to find out what the diagnosis is by the dealer too.

Winston · 02-07-2008, 01:14 PM

Got Punctuation?

qbee42 · 02-07-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winston

Got Punctuation?

That went out with the power steering: "Help! I'm heading for the end of a sentence and I can't find a full stop!"

Tom

seasalsa · 02-07-2008, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnychimpo

My power steering is gone the mfd says in red square ps and there is no speedometer all of my lights are blinking the park drive B reverse my climate conroll is gone so is mpg all this stuff i checked my fuseses all seem good any ideas

Did you accidently push the power button twice rapidly while in ready? If so, just press firmly on brake and hit the power button again. This should bring it back to normal.

johnnychimpo · 02-07-2008, 05:20 PM

Car now at dealer they say many codes sucha as disconected battery and something about synergy drive very odd two day earlier they said the computer was fine no codes now they did a recal on steering shaft when all this happend but they want to blame it on my aftermarkte stereo and power inverter

tochatihu · 02-07-2008, 10:55 PM

All I can say is that improper installation of audio eqpt and inverter *could* upset the 12 volt system. Suggest you fully disconnect all that stuff and see if the problem recurs. If so, troubleshoot your added wiring.

02-06-2008, 12:55 PM	#1
johnnychimpo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monterey Posts: 14 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Help my power steering is gone My power steering is gone the mfd says in red square ps and there is no speedometer all of my lights are blinking the park drive B reverse my climate conroll is gone so is mpg all this stuff i checked my fuseses all seem good any ideas

02-06-2008, 01:06 PM	#2
Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Out there, somewhere Posts: 1,080 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 8	Re: Help my power steering is gone Call dealer.

02-06-2008, 01:06 PM	#3
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,905 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Re: Help my power steering is gone moved to troubleshooting forum ehh.. sounds like all the electronics (not just PS) have gone bonkers.

02-06-2008, 02:20 PM	#4
richard schumacher nacreous lacquer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,126 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Help my power steering is gone I'll bet dead 12V battery or poor connection. Let us know what the dealer finds.

02-06-2008, 03:19 PM	#5
N3FOL Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stewartstown, PA. Posts: 762 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Help my power steering is gone I am very interested to find out what the diagnosis is by the dealer too.

02-07-2008, 01:14 PM	#6
Winston Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, California Posts: 553 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Help my power steering is gone Got Punctuation?

02-07-2008, 05:20 PM	#9
johnnychimpo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monterey Posts: 14 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Help my power steering is gone Car now at dealer they say many codes sucha as disconected battery and something about synergy drive very odd two day earlier they said the computer was fine no codes now they did a recal on steering shaft when all this happend but they want to blame it on my aftermarkte stereo and power inverter

02-07-2008, 10:55 PM	#10
tochatihu Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kunming Yunnan China Posts: 1,817 My Car: 2001 Prius Package: Pioneer #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	Re: Help my power steering is gone All I can say is that improper installation of audio eqpt and inverter could upset the 12 volt system. Suggest you fully disconnect all that stuff and see if the problem recurs. If so, troubleshoot your added wiring.