5k Mile Maintenance &ECU Recall

I had the same ECU recall on my car (at least I assume it was the same one--I don't have the TSB number here). My car also came back with the traction battery completely in the white, TWICE-- once from the recall reprogramming and then again from the 5000 mi service. You can read all about it on the thread titled "Problem with my 2004 Prius". Unfortunately, they DIDN'T replace the computer, so a couple of weeks later the car quit and had to be towed. They had to replace the IG-1 relay. The car is now running, but still isn't right (see the other thread). I'll be interested in finding out how your car runs after they have replaced the computer. The Prius tech told me that the white display was just a function of the bad relay and that the traction battery wasn't really discharged (that is, once they finally realized I wasn't making it all up). I'm still not sure about that, since the car sure acted like the traction battery was discharged. Good luck and keep us posted. BTW, do you have a little green decal on the back window with the Toyota Road Service number on it?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HappyDriver\";p=\"51746)</div>

Amen. And even worse, they think WE don't know anything about the car either so they feed us BS when they can't figure out what's wrong.

Maybe a requirement for Prius certification should be a mandatory one month monitoring of these forums. Then they'd know a thing or two - about us and the car!

Geoff

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HappyDriver\";p=\"51746)</div>

Right on, the biggest issue to owner satisfaction, as far as I can see it, it the level of training - or LACK thereof - at the Toyota dealership. My local dealer is great, only their "certified" hybrid tech is allowed to touch my car or even move it. I doubt most dealers are that careful. A similar situation exists in the aviation world with the current fleet of fly-by-wire aircraft (Airbus A319-321, 330, 340, etc; Boeing 777). Not only pilots require special training to deal with the fly-by-wire; the techs MUST be certified or a catastrophe results. If you get a Kernel Panic in an A340, it doesn't just roll to a stop while the pilot calls for RoadSide Assist. My local Toyota tech is quite honest with me in his intimidation over CANbus, and I try to give him all the tips I can think of.