My Car would not go into drive.

Mississippi · 11-12-2008, 08:45 PM

this morning, i started up my prius to head to work. when i shifted to drive the car went to neutral.... the dashboard brake light was on, but the parking brake was not engaged. I tried shifted back to park then tried to shift into reverse... it would only go to neutral...
I engaged the parking break a few times and released it..... it took several minutes of trying to shift to drive before the care finally started to behave......
the rest of today, it gave me no problems.....
Any ideas why this happened?
Thanks

morpheusx · 11-12-2008, 09:43 PM

are you sure you were shifting into drive and not B. Because it can only shift into B from D.
Another possibility is that your foot was on the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal.

I figured it out dashboard brake light stays on until you are in Ready, so you must not have been in Ready.

richard schumacher · 11-13-2008, 11:30 AM

Operator error, misadjusted or faulty brake pedal position sensor, dying 12V battery. See if it happens again.

Mississippi · 11-14-2008, 09:40 PM

thanks

janice45 · 11-16-2008, 05:12 PM

I was shopping the other day when this same thing happened to me.I had to shut the car off then restart to get from park to drive . The parking light was also on but not engaged.Hope someone can shed some light on this weird thing .
my prius is a 2006

firepa63 · 11-16-2008, 05:53 PM

Janice45, the symptom you describe indicates that you pushed the Start button and immediately shifted before the Ready light came on. There is a slight delay between Start and Ready. I've done the same thing myself on occassion.

janice45 · 11-16-2008, 07:48 PM

Thank You

milhouse · 12-26-2008, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janice45

I was shopping the other day when this same thing happened to me.I had to shut the car off then restart to get from park to drive . The parking light was also on but not engaged.Hope someone can shed some light on this weird thing .
my prius is a 2006

My wife is having a simlilar issue with her 2006. She uses reverse to get out of the garage, but when she gets down to the street and goes to put it in drive it won't go into any gear forward or reverse. It's happened a few times now, any suggestions?

Rae Vynn · 12-26-2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard schumacher

Operator error, misadjusted or faulty brake pedal position sensor, dying 12V battery. See if it happens again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by milhouse

My wife is having a simlilar issue with her 2006. She uses reverse to get out of the garage, but when she gets down to the street and goes to put it in drive it won't go into any gear forward or reverse. It's happened a few times now, any suggestions?

See the above ideas from Richard.

milhouse · 12-28-2008, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard schumacher

Operator error, misadjusted or faulty brake pedal position sensor, dying 12V battery. See if it happens again.

I'm pretty sure it's not operator error, I've witnessed the occurrence.

Of the other two, is that something I can check or is it something I need to take to the dealer?

Thanks!

11-12-2008, 08:45 PM	#1
Mississippi New Owner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Deep South Posts: 9 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Touring Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	My Car would not go into drive. this morning, i started up my prius to head to work. when i shifted to drive the car went to neutral.... the dashboard brake light was on, but the parking brake was not engaged. I tried shifted back to park then tried to shift into reverse... it would only go to neutral... I engaged the parking break a few times and released it..... it took several minutes of trying to shift to drive before the care finally started to behave...... the rest of today, it gave me no problems..... Any ideas why this happened? Thanks

11-12-2008, 09:43 PM	#2
morpheusx Professor Chaos Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 1,504 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 7 Thanked 38 Times in 24 Posts Friends: 3	Re: My Car would not go into drive. are you sure you were shifting into drive and not B. Because it can only shift into B from D. Another possibility is that your foot was on the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. I figured it out dashboard brake light stays on until you are in Ready, so you must not have been in Ready. Last edited by morpheusx; 11-12-2008 at 10:15 PM.

11-13-2008, 11:30 AM	#3
richard schumacher Destination: Eschaton Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 5,476 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #6 Thanks: 93 Thanked 87 Times in 64 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My Car would not go into drive. Operator error, misadjusted or faulty brake pedal position sensor, dying 12V battery. See if it happens again.

11-14-2008, 09:40 PM	#4
Mississippi New Owner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Deep South Posts: 9 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Touring Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My Car would not go into drive. thanks

11-16-2008, 05:12 PM	#5
janice45 Dudley Girl Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maine Posts: 46 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: No Package Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: My Car would not go into drive. I was shopping the other day when this same thing happened to me.I had to shut the car off then restart to get from park to drive . The parking light was also on but not engaged.Hope someone can shed some light on this weird thing . my prius is a 2006

11-16-2008, 05:53 PM	#6
firepa63 Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 896 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 37 Times in 33 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My Car would not go into drive. Janice45, the symptom you describe indicates that you pushed the Start button and immediately shifted before the Ready light came on. There is a slight delay between Start and Ready. I've done the same thing myself on occassion.

11-16-2008, 07:48 PM	#7
janice45 Dudley Girl Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maine Posts: 46 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: No Package Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: My Car would not go into drive. Thank You

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