the end of the "don't lose your keys or else" myth

I'm glad you posted this. It should be made into a sticky and placed at the top of the section for all to read and remember.

 

Eh, I do not know about sticky status. While interesting, this isn't really of vital must-know interest to the majority of owners, since a very small number have actually lost all of their keys. Plus, I don't want to have to form a habit of scrolling through the stickies to get to the new posts. Just my $.02.

 

Agreed, precisely. Thanks for the good info, Galaxee!

 

This is the kind of info that makes PriusChat worth the full price of admission! The mechanics I've talked to don't know this.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Jul 19 2006, 06:05 PM) [snapback]288998[/snapback]</div>

This is good information but I need a reference for the FAQ in GreenHybrid.com. Could you give me the dealer and their phone number? That way folks can share the contact information with their local service department.

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jeromep @ Jul 19 2006, 06:53 PM) [snapback]289036[/snapback]</div>

how about if we get rid of the pile of stickies already up there...

Or get them a page of their own... You click on the one sticky link which brings up the page of stickies.

 

THANKS galaxee for the continuing accurate information.

I just had my 20,000 service done together with the SSC-60C steering column fix and a couple of minor warranty items (Center console lid replaced, upper glove box spring problem - parts ordered). Furnished my own oil (3½ qts Mobil-1 5W30 - ±$25). tires rotated (my pressures 40/38) - bill $46.71.

POINT: The Assistant Service Manager commented that PriusChat and PrinsOnline were great sources of accurate information which Toyota seems slow to distribute to the dealers' service departments.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daronspicher @ Jul 20 2006, 08:35 AM) [snapback]289286[/snapback]</div>

Thanks galaxee, again you always seem to come though for all of us. Keep the info coming babe. :blink:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daronspicher @ Jul 20 2006, 08:35 AM) [snapback]289286[/snapback]</div>

Isn't information like this what the "Knowledge Base" is for???

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Jul 20 2006, 09:21 PM) [snapback]289747[/snapback]</div>

Thanks,

This is the update note I posted for our FAQ:

"I just learned in PriusChat.com from "galaxee" that the NHW20 Prius has a procedure, TSB SS003-02, that does not require ECU replacement if the keys or fobs are lost. There will be a labor and key/fob replacement cost but not the expensive ECU. The NHW11, an earlier generation, still requires ECU replacement."

Bob Wilson

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(htmlspinnr @ Jul 21 2006, 12:59 PM) [snapback]290004[/snapback]</div>

Total cost might not be too bad if the fobs are ordered through a discount Toyota parts counter (like MetroTpn out of Cleveland or that dealership in Dallas that sells oil filters cheap with no shipping charges), then taken with the car and required documents to a local dealership for programming.

In fact, it might even be worthwhile to buy a 'blank' fob now as insurance in the event one (or both) original fobs are lost without spending the money to have the blank one programmed immediately.

This way, if the car were sold/traded and the extra 'blank' fob went unused, it could be sold to another Prius owner and most (if not all) of the money recouped.