20 Most Recent 2005 Toyota Prius - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Like any other car. You have to make sure the "key" is in your pocket or within range of the "key sensor," and push the start button, lower right of the wheel. Then you just put it in drive, and drive like a normal car. If you have the "ECO" setting, you can push the button and the internal combustion engine will be less aggressive, which saves gas. If you're in traffic and say, want to be able to pull away from a stop or turn left in heavy traffic, just pop it out and the combustion engine will react more aggressively to get you through the intersection when you give it gas. Other than that, it's just a regular car. They're great; you can cruise on the interstate at 75mph+ all day long and get around 50mpg. The only thing to keep in mind when pushing it around at speed somewhat aggressively on curves, is that the tires have less contact surface that actually meets the road. In other words, they're skinny. Less contact surface touching the road means less resistance, which increases mpg. Other than that, it's just a car.

with out the fault code we cannot help

It is called Master Warning sign. Get the car be scanned to know about the root cause of the problem.

no,theirs not.

Dealer time, the magic is lost. its a Prius. complex to the extreme.

its a magic Prius, get it serviced, Hybrid? no, and fiddling around high voltage is not too smart. I can , im certified, but not you. dig? if loving risk, join a real Prius forum , use google to find one, start here. http://www.aa1car.com/library/hybrid_hazards.htm my guess you are not scanning the PCM for errors? DTCs/ and working with out a scan tool nor a real FSM FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL, why?

- Uniformly loosen and remove the 11 bolts. - Using a screwdriver, remove the stiffening crankcase by prying between the stiffening crankcase and cylinder block. - Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the crankcase and cylinder block.

Check all the hoses, radiator and clips for leakage. Pressure test the cooling system and make sure that the water pump is defective. Water pump is not repairable. It can only be replaced with the original one.

You can also replace the shell.

Toyota Prius remote battery is a coin cell type, Its number is CR2032 which can easily be found on any electronics shop, shopping mall or departmental store.

Better to pull up the error codes. Following areas can also be checked: 1. Fuel pump control circuit 2. Electronic throttle control system 3. Immobilizer 4. Crankshaft position sensor circuit 5. Short circuit. 7. ECM.

Jeannie, Did you ever obtain an answer for this question?

it is just a normal self priming gasoline engine to provide assistance to the electric engine put gas in tank and it should start just like a normal gasoline vehicle if the only thing that stopped it was running out of fuel

The Prius has a small 12 volt battery for starting the computer. It is easily discharged if something is left on or a door is left open. Your owners manual will show you where to charge or jump the car from under the hood in the fuse box. Or you can access the battery in the right rear trunk area.

you may have a loose conection some where do you have dimmer switch? check

it's a matter of because the check engine light came on and at the same time you have loss of power this indicates that the vehicle went into limp in mode. the only way to figure out why is to do a diagnostic on it so you don't spend hours trying to figure out the exact problem by guessing and replacing what you might think it is. there is a multitude of reasons for loss of power but the check engine light is a good indicater that the ecm threw a code or more. contrary to popular belief it is not an idiot light especially on a hybrid like the prius. if you loosen a line it will most likely stall not just lose power. the vehicles are pressure sensitive and would throw a code. you have an array of sensors just for the fuel system alone. if it were bad filters you would have rough idle ,hard starting ,or stalling while stopped. none of which you mentioned.

I am sure that your headlights are the High Intensity Discharge (HID) type that throws off a slight blue hue when turned on. If they are the problem you are having is that the bulbs have gone bad and are needing to be replaced. I replaced mine myself and they were about $200 for the pair so you may have to save up first. If you are going to tackle it yourself do a youtube search on how to replace them. Aftermarket bulbs don't save you much so I bought mine from a Toyota dealer.