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Another noise thread.. My prius barks at me

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by rachmaninoff, Dec 3, 2007.

  1. rachmaninoff

    rachmaninoff New Member

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    So I've had my Prius for a while now and i have just started noticing a new noise. i am pretty sure it wasn't there before and that i would've noticed it if i had heard it when i first got it.

    My Prius sometimes makes an odd faint barking/chirping sound when i let off the breaks. the sound comes from outside the car. sometimes it seems to happen randomly when i apply the breaks too. The sound almost sounds like some other driver chirped their horn or beeped their horn for less than a second. When i first started hearing this noise both the wife and i thought it was actually impatient drivers beeping at me.

    is this something i need to have looked at? I just went over my 30k mark so the warrantee is up. if i don't have to take this into the dealer then i don't want to. anyone know what this could be?
     
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    thanks for the link sorry for dupe thread i did a search on prius noises and didnt find those threads.
     
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    If your Prius "barks" at you, you probably backed over the neighbor's dog...:eek:
     
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    Mine barks too

    Thanks for thread on this. Mine started at about 6500 miles. First I thought it might be thermos coolant pump. :(
     
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