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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by mak022838, Jun 14, 2021.

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    can you post a recording of the clicks, clunks and clinks? and try to repost the trouble code pics

    also, put a kleenex over the intake grille to make sure the fan is operating
     
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    The intake grille under the hood? Like the radiator? Or is there another one somewhere?
     
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    on the passenger end of the rear seat back
     
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    Oh ok. I didn't know what that was.
     
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    if you didn't get a manual, they are available online at toyota.com/owners
     
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    This time it did it as soon as I started the car even after it has been sitting for over an hour which is a first. Not sure how to upload a video from my IPhone. Only lets me upload pictures it looks like.
     
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    yeah, might need youtube account, idk
     
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    that last clunk sounded bad, but no idea what causes it.there's a parking pawl that gets engaged in the tranny when you press park or power off
     
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    you're running blind without your battery charge icon, see if you can hook up dr prius app
     
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    I need a Bluetooth OBD2 reader for that won't I?
     
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    I think the "Media" section on PriusChat allows uploading a video ... at least it has a tab for uploading video, and says it accepts the extension avi, m4v, mov, mp4, ogg, webm, wmv.
     
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    i think so. look here > / for link
     
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    Tried limping it to town to get the codes read and on the way there as I was making a turn the red "brake" light came on and starting beeping. It did this one other time very quickly as I was stopped on a step incline while I was just driving it around the block earlier today also. And that is how it feels when driving it...as if there is a parking brake or something on dragging the car. It gets that smell after a few miles too.
     
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    Odd thing is I stopped and turn the car off for about 30 seconds after it did it and it drove the rest of the way to town (about 6 miles or so) normally with no issues (except the red triangle still being on of course) so could it be an electric parking module or transmission issue and not a battery issue?
     
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    Any time that happens, I recommend getting the brake trouble codes right then and there using the blink method. There are times when you don't really want to drive to a shop just because they might have a nicer code scanner.
     
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    maybe a stuck brake caliper, or parking brake. are any of the wheels hot after driving?

    did you get the codes?
     
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    These are the codes I for from Oreilly's. Of course I wasn't having all the problems when I got there. The only warning light on at the time was the red triangle, but these are what I got.
     

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