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Brake pedal makes clicking noise stops cruise control

Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by John Micheals, Aug 11, 2024 at 8:52 PM.

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  1. John Micheals

    John Micheals New Member

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    My 2002 Prius has been acting up lately. I use my cruise control for most of my city driving and just recently it suddenly will stop working. I have to stop the car, turn it off then on to get it to work again.

    I began to notice that sometimes when I came to a stop the brakes seemed to really kind of suck in to the pedal and as I came to a complete stop the brake pedal would suck in, then a loud clicking sound would happen, then the pedal would release.

    When this happened I noticed the cruise control would stop working and I’d have to restart the car. Pretty sure that was the cause of the cruise control issue.

    Does anyone know what’s causing these issues? Especially regarding the cruise control.


    Thank you!


    John

    Portland OR
     
    #1 John Micheals, Aug 11, 2024 at 8:52 PM
  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Sounds like you need to get a capable scan tool and run a check on the whole vehicle It sounds like you're inverter pump may be acting up. Or possibly your clock spring is breaking communications and making these devices stop working those things need to be looked at if you put your steering wheel in a certain position does the stuff never stop working? This is a generation one and I don't know this particular model that well but the guys that do will be here directly
     
    #2 Tombukt2, Aug 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
  3. ChapmanF

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    Are there any warning lights on? If the BRAKE or ABS light is on, you can get the trouble code(s) responsible without needing access to a scan tool, like this:

    Blink (a/k/a Flash) Codes – How to. | PriusChat

    It might also be useful to look for trouble codes from the cruise control, but that calls for a scan tool able to read all the codes from a gen 1 Prius.
     
    #3 ChapmanF, Aug 12, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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