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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Josephtx, Dec 5, 2017.

  1. Josephtx

    Josephtx New Member

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    so I have a 2012 Prius and I hear like a clicking noise from a vent from the backseat area. I don't have any warning lights coming. This noise normally happens with int 2-5 mins after I start up the car. Now I checked to see if there was any paper or lollypop sticks pushed into the vent ( I do have children and we know they like to hide things but it was clean) Any clue what this clicking noise is all about?
     
  2. fuzzy1

    fuzzy1 Senior Member

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    The vent between the rear side and right rear door is the intake for the battery cooling ventilation. There is a muffin fan in there. I suspect you are on the right track to finding the problem, but just haven't yet dug deep enough.