My wife has mentioned to me on about three occasions that the (MPH, odometer, gear position) indicator display in our '08 Prius doesn't not always work. The problem does go away but today, she's called and informed me that there is no display. She's on her way home from work and is going to take the Prius to the dealership. Since the problem is intermittently happening, she has to get it there while the problem exists. More to follow when I learn the out come of her visit.... :smow:
Tell her to leave it running while she goes in to talk to them. Since it is intermittent, if she tuns it off, it may be working again and when she brings someone out to look at it. Good luck!
Thanks. Since I can't "tell" her anything, I did mention to leave the car running when she goes in to speak with the service department. You are so very right in saying the problem would go away if she shut the car off! No doubt in my mind that's exactly what would happen! At this hour, I'm sure they will not get to her car today. She arrived at the dealership a bit after 4 o'clock. :angry:
Would be nice if that's all it is! Best part is I don't have to trace wires! (It's under warranty.) :bounce:
Fortunately, with all the accessories, lights, A/C, etc. turned off, the vehicle will use less than 1 gal every 10 hours to keep the ICE at operating temp, and the HV battery charged. Assuming she has a few gallons in the tank, she can leave it turned "on" until they get a chance to look at it tomorrow. I assume that she has already verified that she isn't bumping the dimmer dial, and that turning the headlights off doesn't make the display come back?
It's not a dimmer switch problem. I'd bet the wife is no dimmer than you. And there's no loose nut behind the wheel either!
I hope that was meant to be funny, because it gave me a laugh, thanks. Good luck with a swift resolution. Never heard of this one before.
We've got an answer from Toyota, seems the "cluster" will have to be replaced! Doesn't give me any peace of mind that this car will not be problematic. We've had it since March and there is a bit less than 4000 miles on the car. Dealership has been pretty good about it all, they've given us a loaner (a Corolla) to use will our Prius is in for repairs. We've been told it will take about a week to have the problem fixed. The cluster will also have to be reprogrammed so the mileage will be our best guess.
