Prius (2004-09) :: 2008 - Key FOB Was Gone?
May 14, 2012
On Saturday morning I decided to wash our 2008 Prius - what a beautiful morning - sun shining - birds signing - pollen covering the car.
My wife and I pulled up to where the car would go onto the track that would push it through the car wash... I put it in PARK (did not power off) and we went into the car wash building. My wife remarked on whether or not the guys would know how to get it to move up onto the track, being a Prius... I said they must see them all the time - I'm sure it won't be a problem.
Sure enough, a few mins later, here comes the prius through the car wash... and here is where it all fell apart.
Being a beautiful Saturday morning, the car wash was PACKED and there were at least 20 cars behind us...
Here comes the prius out of the wash and someone gets in to move it to a free spot in the lot so it can be dried and detailed... and the guy can't get it to move... I watched him struggle for a min then went over to offer assistance...
When I got in, I couldn't get it to power on... I quickly noticed the key FOB was gone!! I asked where the keys were... nobody knew and a search ensued.
no one could find the keys nor knew what had happened.
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I own a 2008 Prius. Yesterday, for the first time, the car would not go into On mode. Here are the steps I followed:
1. Confirm the car is in park.
2. Press the brake pedal.
3. Press the Power switch.
The amber light on the Power switch came on for a minute and then turned off. The instrumental panel remained dark.
The green light on the Park button came on. The audio and touch screen worked, as well as the power windows and power door locks. And, I was able to drive the car in reverse and to drive forward. I only drove a few feet back and forth on our driveway.
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My Prius has started stalling out. I had the codes read a couplt days ago..needs plugs or gas cap gaskets. I disconnected the ground cable to clear codes instead of going to dealer and being charged to clear check engine light. After doing this the car has stalled out twice. The first time I tried jumping it didn't work until I disconnected and reconnected the ground cable, it started after about 5 minutes of being hooked up to my other car.
Took it for a drive to charge it further after about 15 miles everything was working fine, the hybrid monitor was showing good charging. Then all of a sudden the triangle light comes on and all the other stuff, check engine etc. Takes a few more miles to stall out. I did the same thing with the battery as before leaving it disconnected for about 5 minutes. Reconnected and it starts up and ran fine to home. ?? Did trying to clear the codes the first time cause these problems???
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I am in the process of test driving a 2008 Prius that has 82000 miles on it. The car drove great. I am hooked.
I did notice something that I was unsure about. I may sound kooky but let me explain.
On was going around 50 - 60 mph and I sensed what felt like a few microseconds of hesitation. The car itself did not hesitate (kooky) no jolt or jerking, but I would swear I felt/noticed something. Is this the hybrid switching or an issue to be wary of? I basically wanted to see if it is something normal that I just haven't experienced yet since I have alway driven a traditional auto.
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I have 2008 Prius with 80K and I will try my best to give all the information that I can. The past few days during about 10-15 MPH driving, my car started to shake a little bit when I try to accelerate. It doesn't want to go no more than 5-10 MPH and I feel like I was driving on the small bumps. It went away after 10 seconds. Again, I can't duplicate the issue. It happend only twice.
Could this be related to 12 V battery issue, tires issues, transmission, fuel injection, spark plugs?
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Since my panic alarm would go off at weird times. I checked the aux 12v battery and it was fine.
After a couple of weeks it stopped. It started again last week and I noticed the little red light on my fob was blinking.
I replaced the fob battery and now the smart key function and the buttons will not unlock the door.
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Anyway cant find any posts here with exact same issue only issues pertaining to the 12v aux battery which I personally replaced 3 months ago with a standard lead acid as the old one was reporting 9.7v along with the intermittent red triangle hybrid system dashboard warning ( yes I know I am meant to use a glass matt type but hey the battery is tucked away in a deep boot cavity & I would worry more about the bad hybrid battery pack under the back seat hitting me first in a serious rear end collision as opposed to a litre or so of acid ).
Having this problem with the locked doors not responding to the keyfob ?, my own personal viewpoint is that I neglected to properly close the drivers door as shortly afterwords the wind done it for me and perhaps placed the car into some sort of lockdown mode ?
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Before the break down, I was extremely excited to finally have a Prius, and was really happy with my purchase. I'm still excited about having the car, but I'm also highly disappointed that it broke down the day I bought it! I sure hope this isn't a sign to come! I see that most people love their cars, and I've read that they consistently get high dependability ratings.
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