2005 Prius beeps when being turned off

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by UclaBob, Dec 11, 2008.

  1. UclaBob

    UclaBob New Member

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    I'm new to the forum...and hoping that someone can help me figure out why my Prius beeps when being turned off.

    Its a 2005, which I've taken pretty good care of over the years...basically, after driving it around for a bit...after I park (and put the Prius in park mode) I press the power button; and the car beeps at me (one of those long something may be wrong beeps)...and then turns off.

    There is no indication of any problem / what could be wrong. The kicker is that if I turn it back on, and then off...it tends to be silent....it tends to happen when I drive to work in the morning (13 miles)...but only occassionally at night (when I drive home).

    One last piece of possibly relevant information, is that a couple of weeks ago (before this started to happen); my car was broken into (driver side window smashed); I had the window replaced the next day...but it was still a few more days before I noticed that this was happening.

    I'd like to avoid taking it in to get serviced, but I'm willing to if that's what it takes.

    This is really driving me crazy, and any help would be appreciated.
     
    #1 UclaBob, Dec 11, 2008
  2. john1701a

    john1701a Prius Guru

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    It's probably just time to replace the FOB battery.

    That only takes a few minutes and cost about $3.50

    Details & Photos in the User-Guide.
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    #2 john1701a, Dec 11, 2008
  3. richard schumacher

    richard schumacher shortbus driver

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    As a test of John's suggestion: does the same thing happen with the other fob, which presumably has not been used as much?
     
    #3 richard schumacher, Dec 12, 2008
  4. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    I think John is right on. The same thing happened to me with my 04. Changed the fob battery and no more long beep.
     
    #4 firepa63, Dec 12, 2008
  5. UclaBob

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    Awesome...thanks all! :)
     
    #5 UclaBob, Dec 13, 2008
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    I'm experiencing this same issue on a 2006 Prius, and I just replaced the SK fob battery. It seems odd that it would be cell phone related when the light only comes on after the passenger door is closed, then goes out after a little bit...
     
    #6 jshuler, Mar 12, 2011
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