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Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by James S, Apr 13, 2008.

  1. James S

    James S New Member

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    Just bought my first hybrid; a silver '02 with 145,000 miles. Great car but I only have one concern. My dealer has checked the car from stem to stern and everything is mechanically sound (hey, it IS a Toyota!), however, twice now the three symbols of doom have popped up without any error codes detected by the Prius tech. The car still operates fine; no loss of the engine; batteries are charged and the car drives like it's suppose to. Anyone else have similar problems with electrical gremlins?

    BTW, this is a great site and I look forward to learning more about my "classic" from the wealth of knowledge contain here. Thanks!

    James Schrodt
    Garland, TX
     
    #1 James S, Apr 13, 2008
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    Prius 07 Member

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    Congrats on the "new" car and welcome to PC. Get used to not seeing your favourite gas attendant as often.;)
     
    #2 Prius 07, Apr 13, 2008
  3. tochatihu

    tochatihu Senior Member

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    A warning (doom) display with no codes stored confuses me. Did you open the driver's door with the shifter in 'N"?

    Remove the engine air filter and see if the round metal plate under it is ringed with black soot. Make sure the 12 v battery connections are shiny and tight. A loose wheel speed sensor connector?

    A real hunt for electrical gremlins might not be fun. It would include opening and cleaning electrical connectors. There are a whole lot of those, and many are in difficult locations.

    Make sure they are actually checking for DTCs?
     
    #3 tochatihu, Apr 13, 2008
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