ABS ECU Malfunction-Dealer wants 3300.00 to replace??

Yeah I appreciate hearing all the angles from experienced people Avi, thanks as I really need to stay objective and clear headed, because as you said, and others, I suppose anything in our world is possible.. and maybe I just happen to be picked from the line that day for that freak battery thing to happen to a Prius owner

 

That's very sound information concerning that battery .... I have been checking out all week throughout this process and it was in a very strong charged condition so that does relieve me to know that possibly that did not happen there it does sound more like a freak incident especially when you said if It was a botched jumpstart it would've have affected the areas I'm experiencing. Yikes maybe I owe him an apology.. I'll wait till after Friday its got an appointment with the stealerShip

 

That is interesting.. it is much more common than I realized.. so hence it could've drained the battery, caused them to jump start it, and create the 'strange lights' for days.. crazy..

I know I shall be very vigilante to NEVER give my car to someone that could cause this to happen to me AGAIN. It just isn't worth the time, money, and aggravation. And all my friends and family saying 'those hybrid cars are too much trouble if you have to go through all of that!"

 

Interesting you said this, I was just thinking this yesterday. That although someone says 'they are experts in this or that' our cars don't fall in the same categories as others. Hard lesson learned. Thanks I shall keep you posted!

 

I would not be surprised they didn't do something. I thought it was strange the manager I dealt with was mysteriously gone when I came in to pick it up. After I got home I called about what happened, and they never returned the call, later I emailed them. It does seem a bit strange the way it all happened, and also it seems they were ignoring me those first few days.

 

Hi everybody! I did get the car in to the dealer this morning and just got shuttled to work. Here is the weird thing.. those lights have been going on/off CONSISTENTLY for the last two weeks (hence getting the mini vci and looking at codes, clearing codes. Getting the LF Wheel Sensor code and replacing that, continued to get that code a week later after it was replaced, then started getting different codes). Now when I took the car in to the dealer this morning, not ONE SINGLE light was on my display! The ABS is almost ALWAYS on, and usually after a few miles/minutes the Red Triangle starts with the buzzer and lose the auto-brakes. This morning. Not one light.

I did give this (different) dealer the history and the check in advisor said they will run codes and see what the find, and can usually pin point it. I'm going to email them more of the history to have it in my file there.

Also, WOW Patrick! You NEVER CEASE to amaze me!!! I did notice some runny places here and there on the inside of the front window so I didn't know how it was applied, and of course what a likely scenario. Easy for that to happen too as the Prius has that long dashboard and how easily for some of that so slosh down in there! I knew without a doubt, that they did something to my car as it lit up like the 2nd Coming before I even pulled into my driveway!

If it was a coincidence, then okay, but my gut was telling me something different. Aren't we supposed to listen to our gut feelings?

Very interesting theory.. I suspect the water leaked into those components, or they botched it when jumping it.. something.. wish i had been a fly on the wall!!

 

I was thinking the same thing! Come on now! NOT NOW!!

Oh and I did not clear any of the DTC Codes. It has been a couple of days since I did that. Yesterday the brakes were lost/lights on going in to work. And ABS lights were on last night when I drove the car at 9:00 pm. I am hoping those codes will be there, as any time I have checked on mini-VCI (just doing the general health checks) those 4 to 5 codes always displayed. I hope they see them. Surely they will as I did not touch the car since night before last.

Interesting fact about the gut bacteria and mood connections.. very interesting!

 

Wouldn't that be a stroke of good luck for me if it did happen that way (but I have a feeling that dealer is going to want a bunch of $$$ and will see those codes or want to find parts that need replacing).