2006 Prius huge brake issues dealer can't figure out

Tell the dealer that's what you want. If they refuse, tell them you will contact your lawyer, since they are charging you without actually fixing the vehicle. Unless they told you straight out that they were not sure of the problem and needed to do those things first, and you approved that strategy, they will not likely prevail in court.
Your lawyer can advise you whether to pay the bill and request the old parts back with it, pursuing recovery after, or some states allow filing for a "writ of replevin" getting a court order to have them release the vehicle to you without payment. Then they chase you.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, just a former repair shop owner.

 

Not following your thought process on this. The pads are the least of your problems unless I'm missing something here. Forget about the pads.

Should have had a $$ cap on this with those idiots.

This is a good lesson to anyone reading this. Don't let the dealer go on a search & destroy mission on your dime. Make them call you and you approve anything over $500. Get that in writing.

This is the horrible part of owning a Prius. A difficult problem and in inept dealer tech staff. We have seen this here so many times.

And if you found mice before they will be back with a vengeance unless you installed mice barriers in the various tiny access points in the car which have been discussed many times here on this forum. Probably more wire damage they haven't even discovered yet. Dash has to come out too for inspection.

Problem with a lawyer is they don't do anything for free. There will be a retainer involved. And through it all your car's still totaled.

If it was me I would have them take all the parts back out. Pay the labor. Drag the car home. Put it up on jackstands all the way around as high as you can. Get the service manual and start digging into the car. Its not rocket science its just alot of hard work doing the disassemble of the car to replace the harness.

I do remember reading a thread a while back with this exact issue and almost exact parts replacement till they
discovered the rodent damaged harness. Don't remember the outcome.

 

Oh you are one lucky bastard!!! Excellent!

 

Tell them to put all your old parts back and get the car out of there. Do not pay them for the parts. Try to get them to let you take yer car out of there without paying anything. If you have an elex backgrd, you know that replacing parts and getting the same codes means the parts are not bad.

 

Would still like to have Information code, maybe I could help.

SPH-D710 ? 2

 

So they are 99.9% sure which means they don't know.

 

I have trouble believing there is a significant wiring problem.

The wiring in these cars is very well done. I would still put my money on a connector.

Take a look at the file linked below. Its for a 2004 but it should be about the same.

http://tinyurl.com/qxcgtpc

All they need to do is follow the 12 volts from the power supply connector to the relay. Its no different than a 57 Chevy in this respect.

As I checked every connector for proper voltage I would spray each connector with Deoxit and replug them a couple of times.

And again make sure you get your old parts back. At this point the dealer is going into CYA mode so I would get my vehicle out of there quickly.



Galaxy Nexus ? 2

 

I would adamantly tell them to take their new parts out and give me my old parts back. I would put the old parts back in in their parking lot and leave (towed or not). You can't let them take you for this ride any longer. Call Toyota Corporate, do something to stop the bleeding. This is ridiculous!!!

 

Can you call the dealer and get them? Obviously they dont want to share them with the op.

 

You can access the Toyota factory repair manual at techinfo.toyota.com which is a subscription website.

The third party service manuals aren't good for much more than info about how to perform scheduled maintenance activities. If you feel the need to buy one of those, Bentley is the best.

 

Alldata online is not bad, much better than the non Toyota print manuals, and much better price than a Toyota subscription.

For this problem however, I would stick with the Toyota products.

Galaxy Nexus ? 2

 

I have dealt with Steve and he is the person I'd recommend to work on yer car. I wouldn't pay the dealer anymore than you have to. I'd be willing to bet Steve will have it working in less than a day. He's an honest man. Tell him Phil Weber sent ya.

 

Trade the car in and buy a new car or certified used one with an extended warranty

 

what was the outcome? I have a 2007 with possibly same problem.. thanks