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Brake ECU

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Sophia15, Jun 14, 2016.

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  1. Sophia15

    Sophia15 Junior Member

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    I've only had my 2010 Prius for a year and the other day most of the warning lights came on so I had the car towed to my dealership. I almost fainted when (after more than 2 hours) they came up with the diagnosis below. None of the mechanics have ever seen this part fail and they're not sure what will happen if I don't fix it. $2200 for the part, 6 hours of labour to install and they're going to charge me 2 hours for finding the problem. Are they scamming me because I'm a woman? Has any one had this problem? I'm seriously considering never owning a Prius again - it was my dream car and now it's my nightmare. I'm at a loss as to what to do - take a big loss and trade it in or fix it.

    U0129 ALL ECU'S LOST COMMUNICATION WITH SKID ECU


    CHECKED ALL COMMUNICATIONS LINES - GOOD

    POWER AND GROUNDS -GOOD

    REPAIR MANUAL STATES THAT THE BRAKE ECU IS FAULTY AND

    REQUIRES REPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE ASSEMBLY P-2260.87

    L-564.00 TOTAL WITH TAXES $3192.10
     
    #1 Sophia15, Jun 14, 2016
  2. tankyuong

    tankyuong Senior Member

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    sounds like a scam get 2nd opinion
     
    #2 tankyuong, Jun 15, 2016
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    isn't there a recall on the brake actuator, or is that gen 2 only?
     
    #3 bisco, Jun 15, 2016
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    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    There is a third gen brake recall, we had it done. Maybe only 2010/11? In our notification it was described as "inspect, and if necessary, replace the brake booster assembly". Too much to type, I'll post a pic:

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    There's also this number: SOSH-966-1A
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, Jun 27, 2016
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