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Prius C Shift Lever Light

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by Joshua Shay, Jul 1, 2018.

  1. Joshua Shay

    Joshua Shay New Member

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    Hello all! I just bought a used 2012 Prius C One and realized that at night, when I turn the headlights on, the gear shift lever that says P-R-N-D-B does not light up. I was wondering if the Prius C gear shift lever lights up? Thank you!
     
  2. ztanos

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    I'm fairly certain my C4 does. I'll check when I'm on my home tonight.
     
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    The bottom display that actually has PRNDB should light up; the shifter lever itself does NOT.
     
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    I agree.
     
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    Mine definitely is not lighting up, any tips on how to fix it?
     
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    Probably a bulb burned out, or a fuse.
     
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    I'm not with my C for a few days to test but it seems that I remember that the display only lights up when the headlights are turned ON.
     
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    He notes in the OP that his does not turn on when he turns the lights on.
     
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    you can replace the bulb
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    did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue. What model bulb do you need? any videos of how to access the bulb to replace it?
     
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    Mine is starting to be wonky. If I press the shift lever left too hard, the light goes out... but then when I press it again, same hardness, it will flicker and come back on.
    I probably have a loose terminal.
     
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    There is nothing to "figure out".
    The top of the shifter stalk itself does NOT light up. Is not supposed to.
    Thus, there is nothing to "fix".
     
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    Unless of course, they're referring to the P/R/N/D/B as mentioned in the first post before the shifter knob light bulb question.
     
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    @ztanos has the right idea. The P/R/N/D/B does not light up.
     
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    The strangest part is after about 9 months of not working last night it worked, but once again tonight it was not working again. That sounds like a loose wire/fuse more than a bulb to me.
     
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    True.
    But the "loose wire" could be inside the bulb or the bulb could be loose in the socket.
     
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    Mine does this. If I hit the shifter a little hard to the left it will turn the lights on or off. :D
     
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    I am an original owner of a Prius C² 2012. I had the same issue starting at 80,000 miles. I'd hit the console and it would light up (less and less likely after a bit) and it was dimmer I noticed. I figured I'd pay up and find out what was going on and make sure nothing truly serious was going on. Turns out the bulb was burning (burnt) out. It's apparently a very hard bulb to access and you need specific tools to do it. My dealer said if I did the diagnostic it would be absorbed into the labor cost. The diagnostic was cheaper (at first) than the labor if I just had them replace the bulb. They ended up charging me less. I had the diagnostic and labor done with the bulb part cost for $139.74. NOTHING was loose. I just needed a new bulb.

    Here is the final write up with the part number for the bulb. I hope this helps. IMG_20181219_141647025~2.jpg
     
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    Bulb part: 9098111014

    9098111014 - Bulb - Genuine Toyota Part
     

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    $140 to change a bulb? Wow! Us at the shop would probably do it for $50, maybe less to possibly have customer come back in the future ;)

    9098111014 is a T5 wedge bulb (a little smaller than 168/194 bulb). T5 wedge bulbs are super cheap on ebay, maybe $3 for a 10 pack... See attached image.
     

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