weird noise in 2008

EdCantoo · 08-09-2008, 01:23 PM

Put on 300 miles on new 2008 Prius and now have weird noise under hood similar to fanning a deck of cards or a baby rattlesnake. Dealer says normal sound for 2008 - i say they don't know what it is. What do you guys think?

lefat1 · 08-09-2008, 02:05 PM

what do dealers know, i think its probably the baby rattlesnake

Patrick Wong · 08-09-2008, 03:41 PM

Repeatedly press the brake pedal while the car is READY. If you hear the "weird noise" intermittently, that is sound produced by the brake pressure accumulator pump, and is normal.

Silver 2008 · 08-09-2008, 09:17 PM

The owner's manual states that noises will be heard periodically from the car. Mine makes a noise like you are talking about every time I go into the garage. Either the car is trying to say something to me, or it must do that a lot. It has not been a concern to me because of what I read in the manual.

Mike

RobertQ · 08-10-2008, 06:00 PM

Are ya'll talking about the noise made when the antifreeze is dumped into thermos when the engine is turned off?

08-09-2008, 01:23 PM	#1
EdCantoo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: texas Posts: 2 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	weird noise in 2008 Put on 300 miles on new 2008 Prius and now have weird noise under hood similar to fanning a deck of cards or a baby rattlesnake. Dealer says normal sound for 2008 - i say they don't know what it is. What do you guys think?

08-09-2008, 02:05 PM	#2
lefat1 Fat Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sunny S. Florida Posts: 1,123 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	Re: weird noise in 2008 what do dealers know, i think its probably the baby rattlesnake

08-09-2008, 03:41 PM	#3
Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,998 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 28	Re: weird noise in 2008 Repeatedly press the brake pedal while the car is READY. If you hear the "weird noise" intermittently, that is sound produced by the brake pressure accumulator pump, and is normal.

08-09-2008, 09:17 PM	#4
Silver 2008 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 63 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: weird noise in 2008 The owner's manual states that noises will be heard periodically from the car. Mine makes a noise like you are talking about every time I go into the garage. Either the car is trying to say something to me, or it must do that a lot. It has not been a concern to me because of what I read in the manual. Mike

08-10-2008, 06:00 PM	#5
RobertQ Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, MS 39110 Posts: 11 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: weird noise in 2008 Are ya'll talking about the noise made when the antifreeze is dumped into thermos when the engine is turned off?

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