20 Most Recent 2002 Toyota Prius - Page 5 Questions & Answers

hows your battery?,for the engine, not the electric motor,Prius,normally dont have any quirky issues with electrics,and behave normally if the car batery is flat,ie...it will behave like any other car if the normal battery is flat or old,check by jumping,(fuse box under hood has terminal for + and put neg(black) on suspension bolt ) 3 each strut top.That should work to see if thats your problem

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We DISAGREE with the "check the fuel pump" solution.

What you really need to do, is determine if your oil changer is using the CORRECT oil for your car. The correct weight of oil is very, VERY important. You can easily determine if your oil changer is using the wrong viscosity oil....Simply remove the air intake tube from the throttle body, and manually open it. If you see liquid oil present in the intake, you have been wronged by your oil changer. This is a VERY common issue. The wrong viscosity of oil can and will cause you your issue.

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No, not the battery. Check your manual to see if this is a check engine light or a warning light for another system. If the car turns off suddenly while driving, you may have a dirty ISC motor which is a common problem on all Toyotas. It takes about 1.25 hours to clean this (because it is hard to get to) and clean the trottle body. The check engine light may point you to this. Also, there may be a sensor causing all of your woes. TPS or throttle position sensor can do this, but is not the only cause. You may need to first find out if there is a check engine light code first and then go from there.

there should be a fuse box under the hood with one fuse for the low beams and one for the high beams

To replace the mirror glass you need a small tube of bathtub silicon, some black tape and a couple of wooden blocks or shims. Clean the back of the mirror with glass cleaner first and put a good bead of silicon all the way around the back of the mirror about half an inch from the edge. Push it in place and using the shims tape it in place.Stretch the tape as you put it on to keep pressure on the mirror and to make a good bond with the silicon. Leave it for 24 hours and then remove the tape. Hope this helps.

I suggest you have a computerised car diagnostic done to read that exact warning light's code and from there you can find out exactly what is causing this.This way you will save money rather by replacing bits and pieces by trial and error.

check ball joints and tire rod first the clunking is a tati tale thet your ball joints are shot

P3006 High voltage power rescorce malfunction

P3025 Battery block 13 becomes weak

i think you have a battery problem

Hi Hang-ten
The problem has re-emerged but I have cured it each time by simply doing the relays again. It seems to be a problem albeit a minor one.

Yes. Go to any auto parts store and get a rubbing compound especially for autos. They may even have one especially for your color. This stuff works great.

sound like your clutch is done .if you have a cable cluch . the cable may be broken. be shore to check your slave silinder if you have a highdrolick clutch

Looking at the age of the vehicle - I would not invest $5000 in it.

Look in your local business pages for second-hand parts dealers, and get a quote for small garages to do the work of replacing it.

Chances are you will find a low-milage transmission for $250, and pay around $200 to have it installed - so for $450 you're good to go again.
If this was a younger vehicle, then yes I would go through dealerships to keep the logbook perfect; But at this age it's only 3 years off it's designed lifetime, and 10 year old vehicles are very low priced.

I am a fellow Prius owner, mine only has 8,000 miles though ;-) If I was you I'd just bite the bullet and take it to the dealer. Worst case is you're out the $100 or whatever they'd charge to diagnose the problem. You can always fix it yourself but if they do a proper diagnosis it could save you money in the long run. Does it sound like the noise is internal? You may also want to search or post at PriusChat.com, a Prius forum.p.s. Congrats on getting 189K miles on it already, these cars last a long time, I'm very happy with mine.

I don't know where you got the price quote,but a new one will be $3700 (Then you will need to pay an additional $350 for installation)

A rebuilt is $3300 (Not including removal and reinstallation)

A used one if you can find one will run about $1750 (then you will need to pay an additional $350 for installation)

You can check new,used and rebuilt price here
Give me you state and zip and I will find a local shop that can do it.

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The bolt screws into a nut. this nut is probably spinning in its housing. While trying to unscrew bolt pull up on cover to lock in nut. You might need an extra hand in doing this. USE enough force that will help lock the nut against housing but DO NOT overdo it and crack cover.

FYI there are other options which I am not keen using. your auto store sells the cigarette lighter booster cable. I am not fond of this idea due to the length of cable involved but it will help. Just let the cars sit for about 10 minutes while both are plugged in and you should be ok.

I have already tried to get Toyota to supply the GPS module for this model but was told that they did not make it, and later GPS modules could not be fitted either. Just have to get a newer model....

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check the oil for colour... is it gray ?

other solution may be that the catalytic converter is plugged

Robert

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as always, check fuses first. then scan this car, it will show, mode motor errors. huh? those are damper. in the heater box. there are 2 fail points (besides wires) the control is bad, or the damper is failing. The FSM covers this 100% or at alldata.com what tech does is makes sure the control sends the signal the damper (there are 3 types used on all cars) if its damper motor , the FSM shows the damper tests. which are unique to Toyota. and a spec, year, 2006. the mode damper is failing. the only question is why, the answer is simple tests. detailed in all FSM of all cars made. here ill look your up to see which of the 3 type class it is. your car has a ACC brain, a/c controller, this controller runs the show. it gets your inputs from the defrost switch and then sends signals to the mode motor. FSM quote Air Vent Mode Control Servo Motor ControlWhen the mode select SW is pushed, the ECU in the A/C control assembly activates the air vent mode control servo motor. The servo motor rotates to the position (FACE, BI-LEVEL, FOOT, FOOT/DEF, DEF) selected by using the mode select SW, and moves the damper. In auto mode, A/C control assembly controls the damper to move to the best position for the conditions without operating the mode select SW. I SAY SCAN iT using any scan tool that suports full Toyota. full scans including extended factory codes.. i say buy one. here is one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QIUGVI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 owning complex cars, and DIY, you need a real scan tool or just guess.