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Car WON"T START
by chazz5
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Mar 17, 2009 (7:55 pm)
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My Prius has 65,000 miles on it and it is a 2007. I was waiting for my wife and I had the dome ( interior) lights on and the radio on. I went to press the start button and the car would not start.
No dash lights would light up. My key fob would not lock or un-lock the doors I had to do that manually. My interior lights and brake lights would work, but no dash lights and the car just would not start.What could the issue be anyone know?
Prior to starting my car, my 2 year old was near the gas, break peddles. Could I have over looked the emergency break being pushed in or could this be another issue all together
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- #39 of 47
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Re: Car WON"T START [chazz5]
by stevegold
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Mar 17, 2009 (8:33 pm)
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Replying to: chazz5 (Mar 17, 2009 7:55 pm)
This has happened to my 2004 twice. The fix is to jump the small battery located below the trunk floor FROM the special terminals located under the hood. All it needs is enough juice to fire up the computer. After the first time, I fixed the front cigarette lighter to be on all the time and bought a small 12VDC booster battery from Autosport. Plugging that in will start the car if you remember to keep the booster charged.
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- #40 of 47
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Re: Car WON"T START [stevegold]
by chazz5
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Mar 18, 2009 (6:11 am)
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Replying to: stevegold (Mar 17, 2009 8:33 pm)
Thanks, but what do you mean by having the front cigarette lighter to be on all the time I don't understand.
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Re: Similar Problem ... Gas Engine won't start [stevegold]
by typesix
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Mar 18, 2009 (7:48 am)
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Replying to: stevegold (Mar 14, 2009 10:12 pm)
Common problem on many cars, not just Prius. It's carbon buildup on the throttle valve.
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- #42 of 47
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Re: Car WON"T START [chazz5]
by chazz5
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Mar 18, 2009 (11:33 am)
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Replying to: chazz5 (Mar 17, 2009 7:55 pm)
I found the issue.
My 2 year old was playing near the gas and break peddles and must of hit one or both buttons underneath the steering wheel. One button says ( Key) the other says (Reset). I never use my Key Fob in the so called Key ignition so I put in the key fob and pushed in the Key and Reset buttons and pushed the start button and the car is running fine now.
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Re: Lost of power while diving [Wool948]
by cathie2
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Mar 21, 2009 (11:35 am)
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Replying to: Wool948 (Mar 13, 2009 7:50 am)
I'm responding to Wool948. I have had a very similar situation, but not with the gas light. The last 2 weekends I've been driving approximately 86 miles one way. On the way home at about 133 miles all of a sudden all my dashboard lights come on and then the car kind of "hiccups" and I lose all power. The first weekend I had it towed and they had the car for 4 days. They said they couldn't figure out what it was and looking at the warrenty work, only 2 other cars came in with a similar problem and never returned again for it. So I picked up the car. The next Saturday night I went to the same place and again on the way home, it started it again. At 65 miles an hour the car dashboard lights came on and the car 'hiccupped" and then lost power. This happend 3 times on the highway because I was so far away from home, I wanted to continue to drive it as far as possible. Everytime it happens it's taking longer and longer to re-start. The dealer came and towed it again. They are now saying they think it was the "crank saft sensor". I have to tell you, once this is fixed, I'm trading in the car. It is totally unsafe and I will not feel comfortable taking it on the highway again. There is one other issue, while I'm at it, if you are where there is snow, be very careful. If you go into a skid, you lose power and can't get yourself out of it.
I hope this helped. Tell your dealer to look at the crank shaft sensor.
Cathie
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Runs Hard, Vibrates over 60mph (now 50)
by dono0034
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Mar 22, 2009 (7:09 am)
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Replying to: cathie2 (Mar 21, 2009 11:35 am)
A few days ago my 2001 Prius (147,000m) started running hard and vibrating pretty bad anytime I hit 60mph, today it seems to happen at 50mph. It's an automatic, but almost feels like it's not going into the appropriate gear for that speed. All the fluids are filled and tires have recently been rotated. Not sure what this could be, any ideas??
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Re: Runs Hard, Vibrates over 60mph (now 50) [dono0034]
by pf_flyer HOST
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Mar 22, 2009 (7:16 am)
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Replying to: dono0034 (Mar 22, 2009 7:09 am)
Not sure what you mean by running hard, but anytime I hear about a vibration appearing at a certain speed I think about an out of balance tire/wheel. Since you just had a rotation done, a wheel weight could have been dislodged, or a tire might have some unusual wear that's now causing a problem once it got rotated from the back to the front of the car.
Can you give a few more details on "running hard"?
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Re: Lost of power while diving [cathie2]
by Wool948
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Mar 22, 2009 (11:37 am)
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Replying to: cathie2 (Mar 21, 2009 11:35 am)
Cathie2, thank you so very much for responding to my email, I will certainly mention it to the dealer.
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Re: Car WON"T START [chazz5]
by kdhspyder
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May 23, 2009 (10:48 am)
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Replying to: chazz5 (Mar 18, 2009 11:33 am)
Yes this certainly is the solution. The KEY button turns off the 5 proximity sensors of the SKS ( in your manual early on ) including the sensor inside the vehicle that actives the engine when the SKS fob is inside.
You'd use this button also is you're going to leave the vehicle undriven for 4 weeks or more so that the 5 sensors don't run down the small 12v battery in the back. Upon your return you'll need to use the SKS fob as a normal keyless remote fob in order to get back into the vehicle, release the KEY button as you did, and reactivate the 5 sensors.
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