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My Car would not go into drive.
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| New Owner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Deep South
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Friends: 0 | 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 |
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| Professor Chaos Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Akron, OH
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Friends: 3 | 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. |
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| Destination: Eschaton Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States
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Friends: 0 | Operator error, misadjusted or faulty brake pedal position sensor, dying 12V battery. See if it happens again. |
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| Dudley Girl Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maine
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Friends: 0 | 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 |
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| Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SE Pennsylvania
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Friends: 0 | 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. |
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Albany, IN
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Friends: 0 | 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? |
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Of the other two, is that something I can check or is it something I need to take to the dealer? Thanks! | |
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