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Car won't start with SKS Key in slot

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by EGood, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. EGood

    EGood Junior Member

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    New (to me) Prius 2005 owner here. Push-to-start works great when the key is in my pocket, but the car does not start when the key is inserted into the ignition slot. I do, however, hear a quiet clicking noise. I did a quick search of the forums and did not see a similar problem. Any thoughts?

    I've just got the one key and would like to buy a new one an program w/ the "chicken dance". But I'm not sure I can if my ignition slot isn't working...

    Thanks!
    eli
     
    #1 EGood, Jul 29, 2015
  2. JamesG123

    JamesG123 Junior Member

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    I am having the same problem with my Prius key/key slot. Why does it do that? I've tried pressing the key button underneath the steering wheel but that doesn't help.
     
    #2 JamesG123, Aug 5, 2017
  3. Andronicus

    Andronicus New Member

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    I'm having the same issue with a 2005 that I bought used.
    With SKS on and the key in my pocket it will start.
    With SKS on or off and the key in the key holder, it will NOT start.
     
    #3 Andronicus, Oct 5, 2018
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