ABS failure

jamarimutt · 08-22-2006, 06:47 PM

Yesterday an awful sound came out of my 2004 Prius' front right wheel area. It sounded like a worn brake pad contacting the disk. The sound disappeared in a second or so, and about 20 miles later the red brake light, the yellow ABS light and an exclamation sign inside a circle came on. Given my location at e time, taking the car immediately to the Toyota dealer was out of the question. Besides, the car continued to brake normally. Today I made a test on wet pavement and confirmed that the ABS system is not working. The car has 45,000 miles on the odometer, so this repair won't be covered by the warranty

I wansn't expecting this from a Toyota. <_<

**Tideland Prius** · 08-22-2006, 07:32 PM

That's odd.

Hmm, is that out of the powertrain warranty?

Jonnycat26 · 08-22-2006, 08:42 PM

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Hmm, is that out of the powertrain warranty?
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It's probably not, as brakes aren't technically part of the powertrain.

And I know that the regenerative braking doesn't really use the brakes, but hell... try to approach it from that angle and get them to at least reduce the cost somewhat.

RichBoy · 08-22-2006, 09:42 PM

you should take it to your Authorized Toyota Dealer at once.

JimN · 12-02-2006, 01:33 PM

At 6092 miles my ABS and Brake lights came on. Fortunately I forgot what I read in the manual and drove the car to the dealer with normal brake function. They replaced the ABS actuator and resistor but did not reconnect the dimmer switch. (It took another day to reconnect the switch.)

c4 · 12-04-2006, 12:13 AM

I had a wierd case last year where a brake light bulb burned out, but instead of an open circuit like the usual case, it shorted, and this actually caused the ABS light to turn on and the car defaulted to mechanical brakes only (no ABS, no regen during braking), so check your brake lights, including the high-mounted light (which was where I had the bad bulb)..

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08-22-2006, 06:47 PM	#1
jamarimutt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 972 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yesterday an awful sound came out of my 2004 Prius' front right wheel area. It sounded like a worn brake pad contacting the disk. The sound disappeared in a second or so, and about 20 miles later the red brake light, the yellow ABS light and an exclamation sign inside a circle came on. Given my location at e time, taking the car immediately to the Toyota dealer was out of the question. Besides, the car continued to brake normally. Today I made a test on wet pavement and confirmed that the ABS system is not working. The car has 45,000 miles on the odometer, so this repair won't be covered by the warranty I wansn't expecting this from a Toyota. <_<

08-22-2006, 07:32 PM	#2
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,900 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	That's odd. Hmm, is that out of the powertrain warranty?

08-22-2006, 09:42 PM	#4
RichBoy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 189 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	you should take it to your Authorized Toyota Dealer at once.

12-02-2006, 01:33 PM	#5
JimN Certified Prius Advisor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,198 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	At 6092 miles my ABS and Brake lights came on. Fortunately I forgot what I read in the manual and drove the car to the dealer with normal brake function. They replaced the ABS actuator and resistor but did not reconnect the dimmer switch. (It took another day to reconnect the switch.)

12-04-2006, 12:13 AM	#6
c4 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 523 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I had a wierd case last year where a brake light bulb burned out, but instead of an open circuit like the usual case, it shorted, and this actually caused the ABS light to turn on and the car defaulted to mechanical brakes only (no ABS, no regen during braking), so check your brake lights, including the high-mounted light (which was where I had the bad bulb)..