Multi-function Display Screen failure

pettysteve · 09-25-2007, 01:58 PM

The multi-function display screen failed on my sisters 2004 Prius and I don't seem to be able to get much help from Toyota, USA.

Here's the rub -- it could have begun with some really small things that she noticed but they were infrequent like the radio turning itself off and this before she had her 36,000 miles logged.

Well at 86,000 miles the display screen was acting perverse with the navigation screen, audio screen, climate screen starting to function haphazardly.

If you search the internet you can find some other chat room (edmunds, cartalk come to mind) so I know this is not an isolated problem.

I'd like to hear from others who have experienced this same problem as it would seem that the cost of resolving it (from the chat rooms) is anywhere from zip to $6,000.

Thanks for any replies. I do think it HIGHLY DANGEROUS to be driving down the highway and then the audio comes BLARING on when the system seems to want to work again!

Steve

Vagabond · 09-25-2007, 03:12 PM

There was a recall on them, has she tried to get it replaced with that yet?

MegansPrius · 09-25-2007, 03:15 PM

Just type in the keywords MFD in the search function on this site and you'll see plenty of threads. There's a TSB on this issue. You can find a copy of it in the TSB forum and also copied into one the threads below.

A couple of the more recent ones are:
http://priuschat.com/index.php?s=&show...st&p=460406
http://priuschat.com/index.php?s=&show...st&p=464656

Also, your poll asks if this failure has happened but doesn't include an option to answer no.

View Poll Results: Have you experienced this failure?
Free I had under 36,000 miles	4	66.67%
Free and I had over 36,000 miles	0	0%
$500 and under	0	0%
$1000 and under	2	33.33%
$2000 and under	0	0%
$4,000 and under	0	0%
$6,000 and under	0	0%
Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

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09-25-2007, 01:58 PM	#1
pettysteve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	The multi-function display screen failed on my sisters 2004 Prius and I don't seem to be able to get much help from Toyota, USA. Here's the rub -- it could have begun with some really small things that she noticed but they were infrequent like the radio turning itself off and this before she had her 36,000 miles logged. Well at 86,000 miles the display screen was acting perverse with the navigation screen, audio screen, climate screen starting to function haphazardly. If you search the internet you can find some other chat room (edmunds, cartalk come to mind) so I know this is not an isolated problem. I'd like to hear from others who have experienced this same problem as it would seem that the cost of resolving it (from the chat rooms) is anywhere from zip to $6,000. Thanks for any replies. I do think it HIGHLY DANGEROUS to be driving down the highway and then the audio comes BLARING on when the system seems to want to work again! Steve

09-25-2007, 03:12 PM	#2
Vagabond Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: DICE Headquarters :o Posts: 1,196 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	There was a recall on them, has she tried to get it replaced with that yet?

09-25-2007, 03:15 PM	#3
MegansPrius GoogleMeister, AKA bongokitty Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,429 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 20 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 2	Just type in the keywords MFD in the search function on this site and you'll see plenty of threads. There's a TSB on this issue. You can find a copy of it in the TSB forum and also copied into one the threads below. A couple of the more recent ones are: http://priuschat.com/index.php?s=&show...st&p=460406 http://priuschat.com/index.php?s=&show...st&p=464656 Also, your poll asks if this failure has happened but doesn't include an option to answer no.