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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Harpies, Aug 16, 2015.

  1. Harpies

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    　The brakes seemed less than usual．
    Ｉ took it to a local auto shop and they after diagnosis it , they said I need to replace the front wheel speed sensor. I went to Toyota spent 280 for the part and got it replaced. But the light was still on. They drove my car and double checked again, and told me I may also need to replace the wheel bearing. I don't know anything about cars. Therefore I'm asking for help in here. Are they telling me the right thing? I can't afford another geniue part from Toyota so I decided to go with OEM one instead. Is wheel bearing important to a car? Can I buy the 50$ ones on Amazon or eBay? or Timken Brand $170 ? I'm worrying after the wheel bearing replacement the light still won't go away.
     
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    can you relay to us the codes they pulled?
     
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    C0205 Toyota ABS current left front wheel speed sensor signal malfunction. But after the new speed sensor installed, this code went away. However, the lights are still on.
     
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    Did they clear the codes or unhook the battery for a while to clear them?
     
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    We've been having exactly those symptoms: lights on, brakes feel a bit less responsive, like they're in failsafe mode. It always seems to inititiate with a momentary lapse in brake response.

    Happening maybe once a month at most in our case, and pulling over, shutting down and restarting has (so far) dispelled the symptoms. Maybe I've gotta do something.
     
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    No. Do you think the problem is related to wheel bearing like they told me? If just simply clearing the code and solve the problem that would save me a lot of money.
     
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    So did the warning lights persist after shutdown? They're still on?
     
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    I would unhook the battery for at least 10 minutes and see if that clears it up (keep the hatch open while its unhooked). I've never heard of a car throwing a code for a bad wheel bearing, usually they're diagnosed by noise and feel.
     
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    Exactly what warning lights are on? Please take a sharp photo, and post.

    If the wheel bearing is not making any noise then I would question that it needs to be replaced. Yes, the bearings are important and I would not use the cheapest part that I could find.
     
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