the end of the "don't lose your keys or else" myth

[hwalker911]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daronspicher @ Jul 20 2006, 08:35 AM) [snapback]289286[/snapback]</div>

how about if we get rid of the pile of stickies already up there...

Or get them a page of their own... You click on the one sticky link which brings up the page of stickies.
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Thanks galaxee, again you always seem to come though for all of us. Keep the info coming babe.

[v.jones]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daronspicher @ Jul 20 2006, 08:35 AM) [snapback]289286[/snapback]</div>

how about if we get rid of the pile of stickies already up there...

Or get them a page of their own... You click on the one sticky link which brings up the page of stickies.
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Isn't information like this what the "Knowledge Base" is for???

[efusco]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(v.jones @ Jul 20 2006, 09:10 AM) [snapback]289329[/snapback]</div>

Isn't information like this what the "Knowledge Base" is for??? [/b]

Indeed it is. Galaxee, perhaps we can persued you to write this up in a bit more formal manner along with a copy of the TSB in PDF form and post it within the KB area.

[galaxee]

sure, can do. i didn't even think of that!

once i get the relevant bulletins i'll take care of it. need more distractions from entering pages and pages of numbers into excel sheets...

[galaxee]

okay, article is posted in the FAQ section of the KB.


for Bob-
you can reference Toyota TSB SS003-02. thanks for sharing the info with other prius communities



edit: is it supposed to take a while to show up?

[efusco]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Jul 20 2006, 09:21 PM) [snapback]289747[/snapback]</div>

okay, article is posted in the FAQ section of the KB.


for Bob-
you can reference Toyota TSB SS003-02. thanks for sharing the info with other prius communities



edit: is it supposed to take a while to show up? [/b]

Thanks for doing that Gal, I believe Danny has to approve the articles for the KB. Patience young grasshoppa'

[galaxee]

ahh, i see. thank you, medical prius moderator master. ::bows deeply:: or something.

[bwilson4web]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Jul 20 2006, 09:21 PM) [snapback]289747[/snapback]</div>

okay, article is posted in the FAQ section of the KB.
for Bob-
you can reference Toyota TSB SS003-02. thanks for sharing the info with other prius communities
edit: is it supposed to take a while to show up?
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Thanks,

This is the update note I posted for our FAQ:

"I just learned in PriusChat.com from "galaxee" that the NHW20 Prius has a procedure, TSB SS003-02, that does not require ECU replacement if the keys or fobs are lost. There will be a labor and key/fob replacement cost but not the expensive ECU. The NHW11, an earlier generation, still requires ECU replacement."

Bob Wilson

[HTMLSpinnr]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Charles Suitt @ Jul 20 2006, 07:02 AM) [snapback]289322[/snapback]</div>

POINT: The Assistant Service Manager commented that PriusChat and PrinsOnline were great sources of accurate information which Toyota seems slow to distribute to the dealers' service departments.
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When picking up my wif'es '02 after getting 40G completed (I was a bit behind), I asked if they had any info on 60G yet. His response was "You guys usually know about it before we do..." with a smile - implying that we seem to get the info before Toyota releases it to the dealers. Kinda funny, but it's held true for my entire 4 year, 8 month Prius (plural) experience.

Good news on the lost key procedure. FOB's alone though won't be cheap on top of the programming labor cost though.

[rudiger]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(htmlspinnr @ Jul 21 2006, 12:59 PM) [snapback]290004[/snapback]</div>

Good news on the lost key procedure. FOB's alone though won't be cheap on top of the programming labor cost though.[/b]

Total cost might not be too bad if the fobs are ordered through a discount Toyota parts counter (like MetroTpn out of Cleveland or that dealership in Dallas that sells oil filters cheap with no shipping charges), then taken with the car and required documents to a local dealership for programming.

In fact, it might even be worthwhile to buy a 'blank' fob now as insurance in the event one (or both) original fobs are lost without spending the money to have the blank one programmed immediately.

This way, if the car were sold/traded and the extra 'blank' fob went unused, it could be sold to another Prius owner and most (if not all) of the money recouped.