Trying to figure out a disturbing incident with my 2005 Prius. This past Saturday, I drove about 120 miles. Weather was cold but not severe. When I stopped at my destination, I removed some cargo I'd brought with me. When I tried to lock the car with the remote, nothing happened. Door switches didn't work. No lights worked, not even brake lights. Car wouldn't start, needless to say. Just completely dead. I opened the fuse box and looked around, pulled out a couple relays. Nothing helped. About five minutes later, everything worked again. Full function all around. Clock had lost time, and driver's side window lost the auto-down, but kept my radio stations. Car has worked fine since. Anyone have any guesses what this could be? No warning lights when the car came back. Is there a master relay or similar that may be getting tired? Don't want this happening on the road or somewhere in the boonies. Thanks in advance.
Strange. I’ve had this happen to my 2013. Same scenario but mine came back to life within a few minutes. I could not explain it, like there was a short.
