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Prius v drops out of Eco mode

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by desmondlee, Jun 20, 2014.

  1. desmondlee

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    this has happened twice with my car - first time was end of Feb 2014 and just a few weeks ago.

    A few weeks ago, the car shook a little bit and when I barely touched the gas pedal the car seemed jumpy

    and surge like. Then I looked at the dash board and the car was no longer in the Eco mode.

    Has this happened to anybody else?

    The first time this happened, I did not notice anything other than the Eco light was not on anymore.
     
    #1 desmondlee, Jun 20, 2014
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    Most likely you bumped the button without knowing. If it keeps happening you can have the dealer check for error codes.
     
    #2 rdgrimes, Jun 20, 2014
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    I know for sure I did not bump anything on the second time.
     
    #3 desmondlee, Jun 21, 2014
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    do you mean the little eco light near the hsd mpg gauge or the larger square ECO light that comes on when you press the ECO button ?
     
    #4 kithmo, Jun 21, 2014
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    the larger one when I press the ECO button - upper right hand corner of dashboard
     
    #5 desmondlee, Jun 21, 2014
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    Once you press the Eco button the car will stay in Eco mode until you press it again, even if you turn the car off, so it's got to be a fault with the button, a poor connection maybe. It's very unlikely you accidently bumped the button as it's recessed into the console.
     
    #6 kithmo, Jun 26, 2014
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