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My 03 got stuck in reverse

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by zachms, Sep 6, 2007.

  1. zachms

    zachms New Member

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    I was backing out of a parking space today, when I shifted back into drive, the car continued to go backwards. I tried going to B, but still reverse, I put in park and then back to drive and it was still reversing. After putting it in park and turning it off it finally decided to go forward.

    Is this a known problem? It's kinda freakin' me out.
     
    #1 zachms, Sep 6, 2007
  2. hobbit

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    That's a weird one. Given that the shifter [even in a Classic,
    except for Park] is an electrical state, it sounds like the hybrid
    ECU lost track of where your shifter was and needed a swift kick
    [reboot] to get the idea back. If it continues happening, suspect
    the wiring interface between the shifter and the hybrid computer...
    .
    _H*
     
    #2 hobbit, Sep 6, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zachms @ Sep 6 2007, 12:58 AM) [snapback]507789[/snapback]</div>
    I haven't heard of this being common, and I wouldn't worry about it unless it happens again. As Hobbit said, the system is basically electrical/electronic. Sometimes there's a glitch - often involving a memory chip - that does not repeat itself. This is true of just about anything with a chip.

    The HV ECU reboot theory (upon shutdown) makes sense.
     
    #3 jk450, Sep 7, 2007
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