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pasadena_commut replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

Is the check engine light still off? Under normal circumstances that would indicate that they had fixed the problem. Unfortunately the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Multiple power management software updates?.

The checksum is the easiest way to verify that the EEPROM (or whatever technology they use) has not suffered a problem, not just at but...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Multiple power management software updates?.

OK, that makes sense. Is there some way in Techstream to pull versions, dates, and (hopefully) checksums from all the programmable...

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Multiple power management software updates?

My 94 year old mother has finally agreed to stop driving at the end of this month. Final straw was when her eye doctor told her she...

Forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Brake light got me a ticket.

Such a sore point in my house. Everybody else slams the hatch like they are trying to kill a rat with it.

pasadena_commut liked Hayslayer's post in the thread Brake light got me a ticket.

Pretty sure the brake lights don't have bulbs. It's a 6 pack of LEDs, iirc.

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Brake light got me a ticket.

I searched for the number on that circuit board and found this: http://www.instructables.com/Prius-Brake-Light-Repair/ (oddly,...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Brake light got me a ticket.

Intermittent problems are a pain. In this case I would start by putting in a new (and working) bulb and cleaning the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread LOUD RADIO NOISE AT STARTUP.

"Bad thing at startup but not once warmed up" is often a failing capacitor or a cracked solder junction. In the first case it does...