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Oh no! Brake accumulator time?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by egg_salad, Dec 4, 2020.

  1. egg_salad

    egg_salad Active Member

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    Well, it happened to me. Stopped for lunch and when I re-started the car I had the amber brake warning light. Car seemed to brake okay, so I got it home. When I got home, I tried rebooting the car. When I depressed the brake, it sank darn near the floor, but as the car rebooted, it rose up to normal and the warning light was gone.

    I'd check for codes, but my reader got stolen last time my car was broken in to. :(

    Should I start saving for a $2000 repair?
     
    #1 egg_salad, Dec 4, 2020
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    Well, you really need to find a way to read the codes.

    Everything else is just guessing.
     
    #2 dolj, Dec 5, 2020
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    Yes I would start saving for that repair. It's just a matter of time when that brake actuator actually fails. In your case, I would check the codes and possibly bleed the brakes, see if bleeding the brakes helps it (and making sure your fluid is not low)
     
    #3 JC91006, Dec 5, 2020
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    Is the traction control light and parking brake light stuck on? Can you send a picture of the dash?
     
    #4 PriusWave, Dec 6, 2020
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    No. The Brake warning went on that one time and has never been seen again. No other lights.
     
    #5 egg_salad, Dec 11, 2020
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    Reading the codes by the light-blink method is easy and cheap, and if anybody breaks into your car to steal the tool for that, they get a short piece of wire.
     
    #6 ChapmanF, Dec 11, 2020
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    Well I got a code reader and neither Torque or Hybrid Assistant is showing any stored codes.
     
    #7 egg_salad, Dec 18, 2020
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