Fastest Fix For 2nd Gen Prius No Dash Lights Problem
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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This is the strangest fix that I have ever seen, and it actually worked. No idea how you even came across it, but thank you!!!
Permanent fix - at least for me. Replace the battery in your key fob. I had the dark dashboard problem until my fob would not unlock the car anymore so I put a new battery in it and the dashboard problem never happened again. Your owner's manual explains how to change the battery.
@@resipsaloquitur715 false equivalence
It worked for me too. I fixed my dark dashboard problem by following the steps in this video and several other videos but it kept coming back. I started thinking about what you said about your key fob battery and realized that my key fob and its battery were as old as my Prius - seventeen years. I opened the fob and checked the voltage on the battery and it was 2.8 volts. Probably anything less then 3 volts and the fob will be flaky or not work at all. It won't be able to unlock the doors or communicate with the computer to tell it to turn on the dashboard (among other things). So I put in a new battery and the dashboard lights up and works the way it should and hasn't gone dark since. Thanks so much for sharing your experience.
We got a new fob battery and have the same problems still.
@@DianaLee1966Did it get resolved?
This happened to me right after I replaced the key fob battery. Interesting how that replayed to each other.
Just saved me as much as $1,000 based on dealer's rough estimate. You should be charging for this
Dude you are a life saver. Was so stressed five minutes ago. Thanks so much!
5 mnts ago 😂 😅 stressed for five minutes
I’m on a road trip and just woke up to no dash display. THANK YOU for solving this for me!!
I was going to drive home in the middle of the night from work and this happened. You're such a lifesaver! Thank you!!
This video is emblematic of the very best in what CZcams has to offer! I had this problem with my second gen, and you were the top result when I googled it, one minute later problem solved! Thank you sir!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for this video! You saved the day!
OH MY GOD JESUS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS I'M ABOUT TO GO ON A THREE HOUR DRIVE AND YOU JUST SAVED ME HOLY SHIT THANK YOU
OMG, this actually WORKED! Thank you! Drove my car to the gas station to fill up this morning, everything was fine, got back in the car afterwards and started it up, no dashboard lights. It's happened on two other occasions but it's always come back on, this time drove all the way home without it and couldn't wrangle up a fix this time. Did exactly this just now and BOOM, dashboard is working again. 🙏
Probably the capacitor going out
@@leslieshirkey8376 8
I was using various hacks like this and also unplugging the battery for more than a year. My high mile old Prius's value was so low that it wasn't worth the repair cost. Eventually, these hacks stop working or the problem becomes more frequent. Recently, i found a local place that can repair it for $225. Got it fixed and now I have peace of mind. It buys me time to shop for new car.
Wow 250 nice!
How did they repair it? What was causing this issue?
@@NAGIUXS they replaced a capacitor. It is an inexpensive part but there is a lot of steps to dismantle the dash and put it back. I don't remember the exact part, but I believe it is a bad capacitor in the "combination meter". There is a CZcams on doing the repair, but it looked to daunting for me as a DIY fix.
Wow out here in Orange County CA they want $389 for this repair
@@bobdobalina5090 the place I went is in El Monte.
Thank you so much. Like others in the Comments, I have been frustrated by the dead instrument cluster, dead trip info panel, and non op rear view camera issue with our otherwise excellent 2008 Prius. I will add my heightened appreciation for this DIY fix, as the dealer had decided it was a failed instrument cluster and starter and was prepared to charge me just about $2000 to "fix/replace" them. So...Thank you!
Thanks man! You really saved me. One of my uncle’s were watching this and he showed this to me. A life saver….
Glad I could help!
THANK YOU!!! I just watched 4 other videos and this is the only one that worked. You’re a life saver!!
Same here...I've been unplugging battery. This is much easier since I found out the hatch strts are going out and I got clunked in head trying to reset battery in the back
Worked like a champ! Appreciate you taking the time. Sure would love to learn why/how it stopped working.
There’s a capacitor on your dashboard that needs to replaced. priusnotworking.com/
@@ViratPatelYT I was told they were aftermarket, is that true?
I ve suffering with this issue on and off for the last year! Your video was amazing!! Thanks!!
THIS MAN IS A LEGEND I WILL TELL MY GRANDKIDS ABOUT
You saved me from a big trouble. Appreciate your help, man.
This is great! I was worried I'd have to take our 2007 Prius to the dealer and pay a bunch of money to get it fixed. Thanks!
Oh my goodness I've had this problem for almost 2 years now and I have to get it inspected and I looked this up, it worked!! Thanks you!!
Absolutely prefect and exactly what I needed. On the way in to work I noticed I had this exact issue, I knew there would be a fix on CZcams, and boom, found your video. Thank you so much!
My wife won't even drive the Prius with the check engine light on, so you can imagine she was about ready to sell our Prius over this, and our previous fix was to unhook the 12v battery. I think.ot works better with door open, we tried it with door closed and nothing happened. Thanks a million
You have no idea how thankful I am for this
I appreciate you taking the time
Have no word to thank you. After months long visits to my mechanic and opening complete dash and many experiments problem not solved hope it will be fixed for ever. Thanks again
However i have to repeat this process every time when I start the car, is there any permanent solution
Thank you sir! This has worked twice on my 2006 Prius. Be careful to hold down the Climate button long enough before switching the lights on and off.
I had this happen in the middle of an uber trip earlier today. Thankfully everything worked as normal after about 10 minutes of driving turning off the car and then turning it back on.
Perfect description. Worked like a charm, and saved me lots of money. I can imagine the repair shop having a field day diagnosing and testing the entire electrical system, and proposing numerous replacements. Just wonder, how did you figure this out?
Found out through another video on CZcams.
I own a 2007 Prius and this method worked first try I used to do the unplugging battery thing going that was getting annoying thank you so much saved me 1750 and some change
Thank you bro!! You saved me. It's 1am and I'm working in the road. Need the car working to finish my job. You are making a difference bin the world 🌍
Glad I could help you!
Thank you for the easy fix! In my 2014 Prius I didn't have a climate button, but tried the upper most left button which for me is the eject CD button while turning lights on and off. When I turned my car on it was all good to go. I heard someone else say the audio button worked as a replacement for climate
Amazing, literally like a miracle. Save this video if you own a Gen 2 Prius! If you take your car to a shop with this problem, they’ll replace the instrument cluster for $800, this is free!
This didn't seem real, but I tried it, and it worked! THANK YOU!
You are the best! This totally saved me so much time, stress, hassle. Thanks a million!
You're welcome!
THANK YOU! On my 2007 Prius its the Audio button held down for 3 seconds not the Climate button that worked for me.
Thank you so much for this! Who in the world would’ve guessed that sequence? It worked for me the first time. Thanks again
I went all day without dash lights (I deliver for a food delivery service). Had to use Google Maps to gauge speed. Went out after work after viewing this video and I got it working. It also fixed my back-up lights, which weren't working properly either today.
i had that problem with my 2nd Gen Prius. I drove to my mechanic that specializes in Priuses. He said the control board that Toyota uses to light up the dash is very cheap. Therefore, he replaced it with a better control board that has a lifetime guarantee. No problems since.
Your guy isn't based in the Chicago area, is he?
@@Paulk9pg No, in California
So if you don't mine How much you pay for the lifetime dashboard deal ?
@@joseagarcia6556 I think it was $100. Been a while.
@@Piwork69 wouldn't happen to be in the Bay area?
Thank you!!! I felt like I was about to have a meltdown when I saw no light!! I appreciate this!!
This happens to us on a road trip and your video saved us. Thanks man!
Thank you thank you thank you! Our 2007 Prius just did this bull crap and couldn’t remove the key as well. Googled the problem found your video immediately and boom problem solved! Thank you so much for posting this video because I don’t have time to go to a mechanic or money really if I’m being honest!
good to know i am not the only person STILL driving an '07 prius. we only have ours because boyf's. mom gave us hers....
Incredible, fast, and easy way to fix this prius dash light problem.
Thank you very much
Wow! No more taking the trunk apart to unplug the battery. THANKS!
Thank you! I was stressed out getting into my car this morning to this issue. Luckily I knew how much gas I already had, but I still needed drive to work just following the flow of traffic. 😬. Surprisingly quick and easy fix!
In the future, if you have no dash display, turn on your GPS and use the odometer on that. That's what I just had to do.
You forget to tell the door should be open before you push the button.
Thank you
Reposting so this isnt buried in a comment thread
There's a capacitor in the dash that goes bad and needs to be replaced after a while. If this doesn't work, or the key fob, or the door trick (car off, hold the brake, lock doors using door button, turn lights on, unlock doors using door button, start) then it's time to swap out the capacitor. We'll cost about a grand if you take it somewhere but isn't that hard to do yourself with a soldering iron, some patience, and a CZcams video.
Thanks for this information. Is there a video on replacing the capacitor?
@Sagemeister007 yeah man, just do a search for it on youtube and you'll find one. Basically you'll have to take the dash out, remove the display, and then sodder a replacement capacitor that's known to go bad.
Thank you so much. Was panicking and thinking I would have to get on the freeway without my speedometer but you saved my ass
WHAT A LIFESAVER! I thot I was going to have to do that dash light repair 😭. Thank you so muchhh!!!.
Thank you! I replaced my 12 volt battery and the backup camera and dash no longer functioned. Took several attempts but finally worked!
Awesome! I’m glad it worked!
Life saver! Worked exactly as described in the video. Thank you 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Worked like a charm after several tries. Thanks so much!!
Thank you. Just got a hand me down Prius only to have this happen the second day. You saved us!!
Wow! This actually worked on my 2007. Thanks!
You're a lifesaver! Can't thank you enough 👍
Thanks for mentioning that you might have to do it more than once. When I first learned this reset, I missed that. But the other day my dash was dark, and I had to repeat the Climate button with headlight switch about 6 times before it worked.
Saved me a ton of headache this morning. Thank you!
You are AWSOME!!! Worked the first time! The shop wanted two hours of diagnosis just to start!
Thank you!! I never write comments but this worked on the first try on a long road trip!
I have used this many times - thank you! Over time, I do notice that the farther I drive, the less this works as a reset. In other words, if the car is hot, the dash outage is more likely to happen and the reset does not work. This is also when the car decides not to turn off. For that, driving around the block and trying again usually works.
That’s an interesting observation! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, we are on a road trip and your video got us back going!
I had to try it a few times, but it did work just fine. Plus now I know that the control unit for dashboard lights probably needs to be replaced but isn't terribly expensive.
Works for my old 2004 Toyota too! This video is saving me on inspection day 😂
Holy crap this actually worked? You are the man for making this video.
Thanks so much! All of a sudden this has been an issue for me so I really appreciate it!
Thanks a ton for this. So weird. Your method worked the first time around. What a relief.
You’re welcome!
Wonderful easy video thank you! It helped me so much out of a confusingly, frustrating event. I appreciate you 🙏
Sounded like you were making this up lol worked like a charm. Thank you!
It took a few tries, but it worked. Thank you very much for this video.
Thank you so much! Just got this car and was freaking out!!
Thanks this was great! Saved us lots of worries
OMG! You're a life saver. I just spent over $1,000 on my 2004 Prius to replace the 12v battery, oil change and 4 new tires. This afternoon I get into my car and no dash lights. At first, I thought something went wrong with the 12v, but then I started pressing buttons and realized it was just the dash. Immediately I thought it might be a fuse. Did a Google search and your video came up. I figured this fix was too good to be true, but it effing worked! Thank you so very much!
Thank you! Glad this helped!
I wonder if it has something to do with the replacement of the 12-volt battery. This happened to me at EXACTLY the same time. About 119,000 miles. The small part that needs to be replaced is also a DYI video! I am going to give it a go! 3 hours and 4 tools to buy. As long as you take the repair slow, it looks simple.
Thank you for this! I'm glad to know I can fix this before heading off to work in the morning.
Thought it was a bigger problem. Thank you so much! Worked first try.
Just did it, took a few times and worked. Thank you ❤
This worked great the first time I tried it. Thanks so much, it makes my car legal to drive!
You saved my life. Thank you kind stranger
Idk how you figured this out, but this tip saved my butt this morning so thanks so much for posting!
Try just turn on headlights and open the door before turn on the car ,or pull highbean lights and turn on the car
Thank you so much. Toyota should have had a recall on this
they truly should. horrible that they don't. shame on toyota.
Thank you so much! Saved our lives on the way to the airport!!
I’m glad this fix worked for you!
It worked! It took probably close to 10 times but it eventually worked!
Worked great for me. I probably have a bad capacitor and will need to replace it. Good work-a-round! Thanks
No problem, I’m glad it worked for you!
Just saved me from being late to work. Much appreciated!
Thanks so much! You just saved us from a trip to the dealer!
I don’t own a prius nor did i have this issue, however this was awesome video! I will never need it.
Lol, thanks!
I can't believe this worked - but it did!!! Thank you SOOO much!
Worked like a charm. Make sure your light wheel is on too. I had mine off when trying and it didn't work
What’s a light wheel on a Prius ?
@@adamstnly1994 good question...??????
I think you're referring to the dimmer switch, which is a dial (or wheel) on my 2006 Prius.
Thanks! Never would have figured that out.
This worked great - only had ro repeat the steps twice. Thank You
Good ol yt. Just happened to me and yep works. FYI don’t put your key fob in the ignition might not get it back out
The door was open when the process is applied dunno if that makes a difference or not but took a couple tries and back to normal.
You saved my life man! I just did it literally right now! You’re a badass, thank you!
This is amazing. Thank you so much
Worked like a charm. Now, I will stand by Toyota for life. They simply make the best vehicles money can buy and have since the 70's. Their reliability is legendary. What I don't understand is HOW this is happening. I did the trick and everything WORKS... which means nothing is broken, fried, shorted, etc. It IS working now. What makes it NOT work?? I don't get it. Is there something I can do so it doesn't do this again?
Great video, thanks again.
There’s a capacitor in your dash circuit that has degraded and now longer sufficient so it malfunctions at random times. Problem gets worse over time and more frequent. I soldered a new capacitor on the circuit and it fixed the issue.
@@ViratPatelYT thanks. I read this on another video too. Need to remove the 100 and replace with a 220. I’ll do it this week. Thanks again.
@@ViratPatelYTwhere exactly is the bad capacitor located
@@annknight2239 you have to take the dashboard off to remove the screen behind the speed/odometer screen. That’s where the capacitor is.
Great! I like your presentation because it's short, to the point, clear and concise. No weird music, personality/ego, or plugs for products. Now I will try it out on my son's Prius and see if it works. But what is going on here? Is some electric or electronic component starting to fail?
There’s a capacitor in the dashboard that’s gone bad. I replaced it on mine (requires extensive disassembly and soldering) and haven’t had this issue since.
amazing easy fix for my 2008 Prius! Saved $100's Thank you!
Why does this happen???!!!! YOUR VIDEO HELPED ME THOUGH THANK YOUU!!!
This worked for me and I'm so grateful!
Thanks! Worked perfect.Saved my sanity.
Same on the 2005 prius just that the button to push is the Display button. Top left of the screen.
LIFE SAVOR. I appreciate ur quick and simple video. THANK U.
It worked for me too today. Super cool method..thanks for sharing this.
You saved me from being stranded in the middle of nowhere thank you
Thank you so much. It took a few tries, but it worked. Neat.