Does May 05 Prius still have faulty MFD (Multi Function Display)

Hi from Perth, Western Australia

I'm considering buying a May05 Prius and was wondering if the
car will still have the older faulty Multi-Function -Display (MFD) unit,
or had the problem been fixed by May 05?

cheers,
Dean

 

Thanks Ken,
That does makes me feel better about the MFD. I also found this on PriusChat from the thread:
'MFD issues on '04/'05 Prius'

"What I meant with the INFO button (which all 2nd gen Prii have) is whether by pushing the one on the steering wheel if the MFD cycled b/w the Consumption and Energy screen. On the old (faulty) MFD pushing the INFO button did not cycle b/w the two (it just returned you to either the Energy or Consumption screen if you were on something else (like MAP). The new and improved MFD will cycle b/w the two each time you push the INFO button."

Even E. Fusco MD. posted sep 17, 2007

So I might try this test, though not too sure what exactly the "INFO" button looks like.

cheers,
Dean

 

Thanks again Ken, that will save me hunting around for something that doesn't exist, as this Prius
is standard not 'itech', which I think were the only two options in Australia.

This Prius also has front head light and tail light not working (on same side),
broken windscreen washer bottle cap, badly squealing brakes and a bad suspension
rattle, i think it hasn't been maintained properly, so wondering whether to buy it,
oh and I though I noticed the MFD go blank for a few seconds. Going to test-drive
again before deciding and check the touch-screen functions. Maybe it just needs some
Love.

Its done 187,000km (116,202 Miles?)

cheers,
Dean

 

Good idea Ursle,
but its not too close to any Toyota dealer. Anyway I took it for another test run to check out
the cruise control, and it seemed to run ok on the open road, so I bought it for reduced price.
Hoping to be able to fix some of the issues myself.
My first Prius (very excited)

cheers,
Dean