MFD issues on '04/'05 Prius

[Patrick Wong]

I had the MFD in my 2004 replaced under warranty, and assume that a refurb unit was installed. It has worked fine over the last couple of years (with >50K miles logged during that time.)

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by SanH

Thanks for the info. Its much appreciated. In Canada that is the price, so I'm going to go ahead as a new one is $3900 in Canada.

Hmm, we were quoted $1,200 for the motherboard!

[hobbit]

One thing that bugs me here is how often people say "got one off
Ebay", which immediately raises the question of who they got it
FROM, and where THEY obtained it originally. Sure, it's one thing
to be happy to get a working unit, slap it in, and move on, but
it would really help the community to know the lineage of where
these things are coming from, whether they're the revision G units
that in theory have the better connectors, etc etc. The loss
of easy-to-obtain tracking detail on this issue is distressing.
.
_H*

[jayman]

Originally Posted by hobbit

it would really help the community to know the lineage

H

I share your frustration, but I think you have to accept a lot of people just do not give a s*** about that level of detail, FMECA, etc

Something tells me in another 2-4 years we're going to be seeing more 2004-2006 vintage Prius with dead MFD's, dead Combination Meters, and then folks will suddenly want to pay attention to issues like connector corrosion, connector quality, etc.

Consider the enormous issues with BGA's when the solder change was pushed through, with no real investigation of long term issues

jay

[galaxee]

replacements are new units if replaced under factory warranty. they are refurb if replaced under extended warranty. some dealerships will try to sell a customer a new unit if they're out of warranty, but this is bullshit. you can get a refurb unit if you're paying out of pocket.

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by galaxee

replacements are new units if replaced under factory warranty. they are refurb if replaced under extended warranty. some dealerships will try to sell a customer a new unit if they're out of warranty, but this is bullshit. you can get a refurb unit if you're paying out of pocket.

Then what's the point of an extended warranty? You're paying an extra $2k (give or take depending on length and mileage) and you're not treated the same as someone in the new car warranty?

[galaxee]

the refurb unit still costs a chunk of cash, and that cost is covered by the EW. probably a cost-cutting measure.

[Tideland Prius]

ohh... but there's still an out-of-pocket expense?

[hobbit]

Yeah, I'm going to treasure all the 60/40 I have left until they
pry it out of my cold dead fingers.
.
_H*

[patsparks]

Ouch, refurbished cost a lot more than just fixed the one you have. My repair cost $25AU plus my own labour to remove/refit.