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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by jmacsva, Jul 22, 2004.

  1. jmacsva

    jmacsva New Member

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    Every four minutes we get a single, short beep. The gas is full, the radio is off. There is not warning light. We are not in reverse. WHY DOES IT BEEP?!?
    John
     
    #1 jmacsva, Jul 22, 2004
  2. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    How many miles do you have? I bet maintainence is due, or the maintainence thing didn't reset.
     
    #2 efusco, Jul 22, 2004
  3. Dianne

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    Is your dealership nearby?
    Or, is there a fob not with you?
     
    #3 Dianne, Jul 22, 2004
  4. jmacsva

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    The mileage is just over 1200. And saddly we are in a part of Michigan in which there is no Toyota dealership.

    john
     
    #4 jmacsva, Jul 22, 2004
  5. mikepaul

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    What's your package #?...
     
    #5 mikepaul, Jul 22, 2004
  6. jmacsva

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    package

    Package #6.... salsa red.

    john
     
    #6 jmacsva, Jul 22, 2004
  7. moregas

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    It is it's "heart beep"
     
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  8. Clubford00

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    Ok this is gonna sound really strange, but it actually happened to me. It was in my Mother in laws caddilac. She kept hearing this beep about every 4 or 5 min and it was driving her nuts. So she brought the car over and i sat in the car (off) and waited it took me about 3 beeps to realize that her pager had fallen down between the seats and the battery was low and it was beeping every few min . anyway although a funny story, you might want to see if there is some form of outside apperatus that is causing the beep. Cell phone going dead, pager, etc. let us know what you find and good luck.
     
    #8 Clubford00, Feb 2, 2008
  9. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    I've had a couple instances with my cell phone.

    One time, I had it plugged into the center console and when I shut the car off to get gas, turning it back on made the phone chirp. That drove me nuts for a little while.

    Another time, the phone's battery was dying and chirping.
     
    #9 TonyPSchaefer, Feb 2, 2008
  10. jammin012

    jammin012 The man behind The Man

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    check the tire pressure in the spare, it may be low or the pressure ensor in the tire isn't aligned with the receiver in the trunk. if the pressure is good try turning the tire in 90 degree increments.
     
    #10 jammin012, Feb 3, 2008
  11. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    My Dear Hubby used to be an appliance repairman.

    Once, he was called out on a job for an electronics problem... a dryer (with a new, fancy-dancy electronic control board) was beeping every few minutes.

    He got there, checked it out, then just sat back for a few minutes. Yup. It was a smoke detector in a drawer, with a low battery.

    :)
     
    #11 Rae Vynn, Feb 3, 2008
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