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My coastal EV switch wasn't working

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications' started by douglas001001, Jul 5, 2007.

  1. douglas001001

    douglas001001 smug doug

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    I installed the coastal EV mod a couple of months ago and it worked fine for a few weeks, then it began to intermittently not activate (without 3 beep denial). Finally last week it quit working all together, so today I took apart the dash to redo/check the connections and discovered that the entire plug had worked its way partially loose.

    The CC still worked, no CEL on, car functioned normally but the plug was about 1/8" from being fully in. Popped it back in and EV worked fine.

    Is it possible that the loose plug only lost the connection on one pin?
     
    #1 douglas001001, Jul 5, 2007
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    I've been experiencing exactly the same condition (though not a loose connection I think). It may be a startup condition, perhaps related to a high temp criteria suggested in the following thread: http://priuschat.com/index.php?act=ST&f=19&t=30611

    Once cool (like in the morning here), it worked fine -- as it does on most days.
     
    #2 jimgraffam, Jul 5, 2007
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    douglas001001 smug doug

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jimgraffam @ Jul 5 2007, 07:04 PM) [snapback]473740[/snapback]</div>
    Are you getting 3 beep deny?

    One thing just crossed my mind, I wonder if the area of the switch where the wires come together was pulled by the opening of the glove box.
     
    #3 douglas001001, Jul 5, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(douglas001001 @ Jul 5 2007, 08:20 PM) [snapback]473745[/snapback]</div>
    Not a peep. Was driving me crazy. Finally just chalked it up to high temps since it usually works and only has not worked when it has been hot and/or working hard.
     
    #4 jimgraffam, Jul 5, 2007
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