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    Brake issues

    @Gotsqueeze2345 Not sure if this will be helpful to your situation, but here's my saga of replacing my brake actuator: Need advice: Brake, (!),...
    Post by: esskay, Jul 27, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    Looping back on my thread with an update... I ended up returning the eBay "refurb" unit, but I didn't have another replacement part to put in. So...
    Post by: esskay, Jul 27, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    @ChapmanF Ahhh!! Thanks for catching my mistake. I didn’t notice/realize that the codes are categorized in that fashion. That makes sense. I’ll go...
    Post by: esskay, Jan 17, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    Thanks @ChapmanF. I edited my last post, as I found /42 and /45 in the 2nd gen manuals. /42 shows up twice! Not sure about those entries. The...
    Post by: esskay, Jan 17, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    Thanks @ChapmanF !! I didn't realize the slash number is the blink code! I searched for <slash>blink code and found these entries in addition to...
    Post by: esskay, Jan 17, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    This eBay reman part route may have been a false economy... :( I spent about 8 hours today removing and replacing the brake actuator with the...
    Post by: esskay, Jan 17, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    @ChapmanF @Elektroingenieur Thanks for the great information, yeah I'm CA. I did a bunch of research on the R&R and found another PriusChat member...
    Post by: esskay, Dec 24, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    @dolj @ChapmanF or anyone else, Do you know the part number I should look for? Is one of these part numbers a better, more recent revision? I've...
    Post by: esskay, Dec 23, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    Ahh... good point, thanks @ChapmanF. Now that you mention it, there have been a handful of times that I can remember over the years where I had to...
    Post by: esskay, Dec 22, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    Thank you for the info, @dolj and @ChapmanF! I triple-checked my video footage and it is indeed 42 on ABS and 45 on VSC. The ECB codes are...
    Post by: esskay, Dec 22, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need advice: Brake, (!), ABS, VSC lights on

    Would appreciate some advice from the community on this. 2006 Prius (package #7) 190,886 miles At the beginning of December, our Prius had been...
    Thread by: esskay, Dec 21, 2020, 20 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    My new iPhone X doesn't work with my 2010 Prius bluetooth. My iPhone 6s worked fine for years.

    I upgraded from an iPhone 6S to a iPhone X, restoring a backup of the 6S onto the X, similar to jgabrielli. However, I also changed the name of...
    Post by: esskay, Jan 8, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics
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    Low Rolling Resistance replacement tires: Current List

    Whew, had me worried there for a bit... Yes, it appears it's even possible to triple dip, if you sign up for their credit card too... Here's a...
    Post by: esskay, Aug 31, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    Low Rolling Resistance replacement tires: Current List

    Hmm, I did this over the phone with intention of going in next week for the install, and they told me I could do both rebates, and even said would...
    Post by: esskay, Aug 31, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy