Oh Dear! …no gauge display! ??? :'(

Oh dear, I got into my 2009 Gen II this morning, pressed the "Start" button, all sounds and whirrs present and correct, but no gauge display! (see p. 145 Destruction Manual), but the MFD is working OK. "Ready" light comes on, and the car drives perfectly normally, even the back-up camera seems OK. Thought for a moment that I'd gone blind (well my old Mum told me that would happen if I kept doing that! ) I noticed as I was driving, the MFD "Energy" screen worked, but the "Consumption" screen not working correctly! (???) all else, lights, indicators (and inside repeaters on dash panel working OK), wipers, washers, heater-blower, TPMS indicators all functioning. Did a few errands, and miraculously the display started working perfectly, so I head straight into dealer who check their on-line data, and say that there is a known intermittent problem with the display, and since it's still within the 9 year warranty, they will replace the bad part, which will have to be ordered, and in the mean time they'll let me have a loaner (Camri with 2K5 miles on odometer) at no charge, and there will be no charge for the part or the fix. So, despite all my natural instincts, here is a shout out for Toyota of Nashua - Thanks chaps! Nice job! (…at least, so far!) - I did a quick seach hereabouts but couldn't see any other posts about this problem… …anyone? In the meantime poor ChuggyPig rests quietly in the hospital waiting for a brain-transplant!

 

I bought my previous Toyota (Corolla DX Wagon) from ToN in 1993, and traded it in for the Prius in early 2014 when it failed the NH State Inspection (corroded rocker panels). With 292,000 miles on the odometer it still ran like a top, well it was a Toyota, and it never, ever let me down, come rain or come shine it would always start first time!

 

Thanks bisco! It's weird actually, it really feels like a family member is undergoing an operation and nice car as the Camri is, it doesn't have the smooth feel of the Prius (especially the glide!)

 

Well, I got a call from TofN at 8:30 yesterday evening telling me the part eventually came in and my car is now fixed and ready to be collected. Halleujah! It only took 18 days to get the part! ...still, they're not charging me for the fix or the loaner, so thanks again TofN!

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