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3rd brake light shorted and now all brake related lights are on, please help

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Vadym, Jun 20, 2020.

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    Vadym New Member

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    I have a 2009 prius base and i cant figure out what i need to fix, anyways heres what happend. I shorted out the 3rd brake light on accident whike working on upgrading the lights late at night, and now all brake related lights are lit up on the dash, i checked all the fuses under the dash and under the hood and checked the relays under the hood. All seem fine, im suspecting it fried the brake ecu or something like that but im not sure. I already bought a new brake switch and tested it and its not the switch that went bad. Any helped is greatly appreciated, ill post a picture of the dashboard soon.
     
    #1 Vadym, Jun 20, 2020
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    Welcome to PriusChat!!
    Happen to have any OBD2 codes (DTCs) that you can share with us ?
     
    #2 SFO, Jun 20, 2020
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    No codes on obd2 that i can read with my reader, i had it towed to a hybrid shop, theyre gonna diagnose what i messed up and ill let u guys know whats up in case anyone does something similar.
     
    #3 Vadym, Jun 21, 2020
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    You can do the diagnostic yourself and save some time/money and the tow.

    For reading OBD2 trouble codes (DTCs), pick up a 'mini-vci' cable and a copy of techstream (dealer tech level software), it will run on a windows device or you can emulate using Oracle VM VirtualBox

    Next best OBD2 code reading option might be a OBD2 bluetooth/wifi adapter, then use an App like Dr Prius.

    This link can help you choose a decent adapter : Hybrid battery diagnostic and repair tool for Toyota and Lexus
     
    #4 SFO, Jun 21, 2020
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