Posted by Bill on December 19, 2005, 2:27 am
>> The check engine light will go off by itself (assuming the problem was
>> also temporary) after something like three warm-up cycles with driving.
>> Alternatively, anyplace that can reset the trouble codes in ordinary cars
>> can reset the check engine light but not the hybrid warning light. Around
>> here, that means most of the car pars chains, like AutoZone.
>>
>> Mike
> I've decided to ignore it until I have the shutdown fix installed early
> next year. Thanks for the info.
> Bill
Well, the check engine light is out now but things went from bad to worse.
Drove the 3 miles to town with just the check engine light on. Shut the car
down at the hardware store and when I returned and started it the radio came
on but everything else was blank. The ICE was running so I drove to the gas
station 1/2 block away. Had no power steering. Shut it down, filled it
with gas, and started it again. After a 5 second pause it came up normally
except now I had a hybrid warning indication in the top left corner of the
LCD display and a red triangle with an exclamation mark on the dash display.
Watched the info display on the way home. Battery was 3/4 charged and the
indicator showed it was being charged. Turned off the climate control and
tried to get into stealth mode without success.
Book says I should take it to the dealer immediately. That's 65 miles away.
Dare I drive it there? I'll call them in the morning and let them make the
call.
Posted by Jean B. on December 19, 2005, 11:16 am
Bill wrote:
>>>The check engine light will go off by itself (assuming the problem was
>>>also temporary) after something like three warm-up cycles with driving.
>>>Alternatively, anyplace that can reset the trouble codes in ordinary cars
>>>can reset the check engine light but not the hybrid warning light. Around
>>>here, that means most of the car pars chains, like AutoZone.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>
>>I've decided to ignore it until I have the shutdown fix installed early
>>next year. Thanks for the info.
>>
>>Bill
>
> Well, the check engine light is out now but things went from bad to worse.
> Drove the 3 miles to town with just the check engine light on. Shut the car
> down at the hardware store and when I returned and started it the radio came
> on but everything else was blank. The ICE was running so I drove to the gas
> station 1/2 block away. Had no power steering. Shut it down, filled it
> with gas, and started it again. After a 5 second pause it came up normally
> except now I had a hybrid warning indication in the top left corner of the
> LCD display and a red triangle with an exclamation mark on the dash display.
> Watched the info display on the way home. Battery was 3/4 charged and the
> indicator showed it was being charged. Turned off the climate control and
> tried to get into stealth mode without success.
>
> Book says I should take it to the dealer immediately. That's 65 miles away.
> Dare I drive it there? I'll call them in the morning and let them make the
> call.
>
>
Gee, a spate of troubles for you. :-( I hope this is
resolved without too much more pain on your part....
--
Jean B.
Posted by Mike Furlan on December 19, 2005, 8:55 pm
Bill wrote:
> drove 100 yards and all the warning lights
> came on.
Why should sliding on ice cause warning lights to come on?
Merely a coincidence?
Posted by Bill on December 19, 2005, 10:28 pm
> Bill wrote:
>> drove 100 yards and all the warning lights
>> came on.
> Why should sliding on ice cause warning lights to come on?
> Merely a coincidence?
I'm starting to wonder if the failed hybrid drive system caused me to slide
into the snow bank. I've got a lot of experience driving under these
conditions and took that curve at a fast walk. Since parking the Prius (I'm
driving it to the dealership on Friday) I've taken it three times in my
Explorer without a hint of a problem.
Posted by Michael Pardee on December 19, 2005, 11:52 pm
> I'm starting to wonder if the failed hybrid drive system caused me to
> slide into the snow bank. I've got a lot of experience driving under
> these conditions and took that curve at a fast walk. Since parking the
> Prius (I'm driving it to the dealership on Friday) I've taken it three
> times in my Explorer without a hint of a problem.
That's a possibility. Sometimes it's hard to know why we slide on a slippery
surface, so a hybrid failure could have led to the "crash." It all happens
so fast.
Mike
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>> also temporary) after something like three warm-up cycles with driving.
>> Alternatively, anyplace that can reset the trouble codes in ordinary cars
>> can reset the check engine light but not the hybrid warning light. Around
>> here, that means most of the car pars chains, like AutoZone.
>>
>> Mike
> I've decided to ignore it until I have the shutdown fix installed early
> next year. Thanks for the info.
> Bill