Fastest Fix For 2nd Gen Prius No Dash Lights Problem

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3 жыл бұрын

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@poopsterbrown175 2 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@joanbrenger 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@joanbrenger 2 жыл бұрын

@@resipsaloquitur715 false equivalence

@arongerben2956 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@DianaLee1966 Жыл бұрын

We got a new fob battery and have the same problems still.

@goldcoast7080 Жыл бұрын

@@DianaLee1966Did it get resolved?

@priscillan9009 Жыл бұрын

This happened to me right after I replaced the key fob battery. Interesting how that replayed to each other.

@grizzlya1257 3 жыл бұрын

Just saved me as much as $1,000 based on dealer's rough estimate. You should be charging for this

@spmonable Жыл бұрын

I was going to drive home in the middle of the night from work and this happened. You're such a lifesaver! Thank you!!

@lucymoore8411 2 жыл бұрын

I’m on a road trip and just woke up to no dash display. THANK YOU for solving this for me!!

@kayd420 2 жыл бұрын

Dude you are a life saver. Was so stressed five minutes ago. Thanks so much!

@beco4690 Жыл бұрын

5 mnts ago 😂 😅 stressed for five minutes

@LoamWolf Жыл бұрын

This video is emblematic of the very best in what KZfaq 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!

@ViratPatelYT Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@katiebranham Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! You saved the day!

@sw204me Жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq, and boom, found your video. Thank you so much!

@roshanrijal5649 3 жыл бұрын

You saved me from a big trouble. Appreciate your help, man.

@arnieroque8454 2 ай бұрын

You forget to tell the door should be open before you push the button.

@paularodriguez6037 Жыл бұрын

I ve suffering with this issue on and off for the last year! Your video was amazing!! Thanks!!

@gallagenipunariyaratne5539 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! You really saved me. One of my uncle’s were watching this and he showed this to me. A life saver….

@ViratPatelYT Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@ohmydaz3 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!! I just watched 4 other videos and this is the only one that worked. You’re a life saver!!

@jasonball7897 2 жыл бұрын

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

@siegeldp 6 ай бұрын

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!

@tabularasa5890 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I felt like I was about to have a meltdown when I saw no light!! I appreciate this!!

@danglesener308 2 жыл бұрын

Worked like a champ! Appreciate you taking the time. Sure would love to learn why/how it stopped working.

@ViratPatelYT 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a capacitor on your dashboard that needs to replaced. priusnotworking.com/

@patriciabethbarker584 Жыл бұрын

@@ViratPatelYT I was told they were aftermarket, is that true?

@stvinney Жыл бұрын

You have no idea how thankful I am for this I appreciate you taking the time

@ridenm Жыл бұрын

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!

@JamieYAYme 8 ай бұрын

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!!

@friendlybeard 3 жыл бұрын

This happens to us on a road trip and your video saved us. Thanks man!

@AmyDuPresCollins Жыл бұрын

Wonderful easy video thank you! It helped me so much out of a confusingly, frustrating event. I appreciate you 🙏

@sherwood01 2 жыл бұрын

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. 🙏

@leslieshirkey8376 Жыл бұрын

Probably the capacitor going out

@davidreed8231 Жыл бұрын

@@leslieshirkey8376 8

@travislowrider6623 Жыл бұрын

WHAT A LIFESAVER! I thot I was going to have to do that dash light repair 😭. Thank you so muchhh!!!.

@lpower9013 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best! This totally saved me so much time, stress, hassle. Thanks a million!

@ViratPatelYT 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@michaelb6349 11 ай бұрын

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

@letshavepie Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I'm glad to know I can fix this before heading off to work in the morning.

@Patientintime 2 жыл бұрын

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

@SLCKaled Жыл бұрын

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 🌍

@ViratPatelYT Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help you!

@buenafe 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@dz94040 2 жыл бұрын

Wow 250 nice!

@NAGIUXS 2 жыл бұрын

How did they repair it? What was causing this issue?

@buenafe 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 KZfaq on doing the repair, but it looked to daunting for me as a DIY fix.

@bobdobalina5090 2 жыл бұрын

Wow out here in Orange County CA they want $389 for this repair

@buenafe 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobdobalina5090 the place I went is in El Monte.

@patriciabethbarker584 Жыл бұрын

You are AWSOME!!! Worked the first time! The shop wanted two hours of diagnosis just to start!

@ashrafaliawanadvocate5405 4 ай бұрын

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

@ashrafaliawanadvocate5405 4 ай бұрын

However i have to repeat this process every time when I start the car, is there any permanent solution

@SeanKOShea Жыл бұрын

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.

@billding3214 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ericgoodman4107 2 жыл бұрын

This worked great the first time I tried it. Thanks so much, it makes my car legal to drive!

@waylonwillie5736 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, we are on a road trip and your video got us back going!

@funchable212 4 ай бұрын

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!

@FirstIncarnation 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Who in the world would’ve guessed that sequence? It worked for me the first time. Thanks again

@teresastephenson-on3or Жыл бұрын

You're a lifesaver! Can't thank you enough 👍

@skateboardkid420 Жыл бұрын

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

@Kuriie Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! All of a sudden this has been an issue for me so I really appreciate it!

@aksalababy 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@deborabump1618 Жыл бұрын

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....

@reneechua5893 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Just got a hand me down Prius only to have this happen the second day. You saved us!!

@austincendejas3516 Жыл бұрын

THIS MAN IS A LEGEND I WILL TELL MY GRANDKIDS ABOUT

@user-zr4gd1nu7k 7 ай бұрын

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?

@ViratPatelYT 7 ай бұрын

Found out through another video on KZfaq.

@allygrubbs9561 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Was panicking and thinking I would have to get on the freeway without my speedometer but you saved my ass

@Starfroggy626 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Just got this car and was freaking out!!

@donmiller8228 6 ай бұрын

Worked like a charm after several tries. Thanks so much!!

@johnshare726 Жыл бұрын

Just did it, took a few times and worked. Thank you ❤

@marilyn5141 2 жыл бұрын

LIFE SAVOR. I appreciate ur quick and simple video. THANK U.

@laurencampbell5064 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sherrilowe9316 Жыл бұрын

Clear and precise! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

@jodisteen572 Жыл бұрын

Thought it was a bigger problem. Thank you so much! Worked first try.

@tyrannicallady 2 жыл бұрын

This worked for me and I'm so grateful!

@Jerryvillasenor123 8 ай бұрын

Sounded like you were making this up lol worked like a charm. Thank you!

@smalawsky Жыл бұрын

It took a few tries, but it worked. Thank you very much for this video.

@jerryobrien9530 2 жыл бұрын

This worked great - only had ro repeat the steps twice. Thank You

@dapperdan7229 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@emi.mp4 6 ай бұрын

This didn't seem real, but I tried it, and it worked! THANK YOU!

@Evilliboba 3 ай бұрын

Saved me a ton of headache this morning. Thank you!

@mikerubano978 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Saved our lives on the way to the airport!!

@ViratPatelYT 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad this fix worked for you!

@jimd2157 6 ай бұрын

Life saver! Worked exactly as described in the video. Thank you 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@katherineniesen9963 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton for this. So weird. Your method worked the first time around. What a relief.

@ViratPatelYT Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@WoundmanTV 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I replaced my 12 volt battery and the backup camera and dash no longer functioned. Took several attempts but finally worked!

@ViratPatelYT 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I’m glad it worked!

@adamcarterabdul7689 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@sancraft1 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@emmawirtz6541 2 жыл бұрын

Idk how you figured this out, but this tip saved my butt this morning so thanks so much for posting!

@alxdrby7037 2 жыл бұрын

Try just turn on headlights and open the door before turn on the car ,or pull highbean lights and turn on the car

@barbbasaj2815 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ggillaspy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! This was a huge help!

@kharathomas3591 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! This worked for me. Such a relief.

@arielhemingway8899 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I never write comments but this worked on the first try on a long road trip!

@CrisA0424 2 жыл бұрын

You're a genius. Absolutely worked. Thank you for posting this video.👍🤚💯🙏

@abhamv88 Жыл бұрын

Works for my old 2004 Toyota too! This video is saving me on inspection day 😂

@kathykraus4759 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this worked - but it did!!! Thank you SOOO much!

@1948biker 9 ай бұрын

FANTASTIC ! Thanks for the fix.

@maverickreay6606 4 ай бұрын

You saved my life man! I just did it literally right now! You’re a badass, thank you!

@rliban 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! No more taking the trunk apart to unplug the battery. THANKS!

@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz Жыл бұрын

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.

@SenthilKumar-zb8zj 2 жыл бұрын

It worked for me too today. Super cool method..thanks for sharing this.

@DAVESISLEY Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Never would have figured that out.

@NicksLocker 6 ай бұрын

Wow! This actually worked on my 2007. Thanks!

@willc.4616 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Started happening to my Prius. Worked!!!

@ViratPatelYT Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@niedda17 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! On my 2007 Prius its the Audio button held down for 3 seconds not the Climate button that worked for me.

@csquare319 2 жыл бұрын

It works! What a life saver. Great video

@PeterBekos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks this was great! Saved us lots of worries

@bjmcbrom4948 Жыл бұрын

Worked immediately for me! Thank you very much!!!!!!!🎉

@daniellebondi9607 2 жыл бұрын

It worked immediately! Thank you so so much!

@cryptofarmers6198 2 жыл бұрын

Worked great for me. I probably have a bad capacitor and will need to replace it. Good work-a-round! Thanks

@ViratPatelYT 2 жыл бұрын

No problem, I’m glad it worked for you!

@michaellovell3659 Жыл бұрын

Holy crap this actually worked? You are the man for making this video.

@jerryloughmiller3283 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. It took a few tries, but it worked. Neat.

@cliff-lg2ok 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Worked perfect.Saved my sanity.

@cynthianalbach4566 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this was super helpful!

@OakCroftFilms Жыл бұрын

Just saved me from being late to work. Much appreciated!

@lindagrebner4985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video.Life saver!

@duncanmcnamara7510 2 жыл бұрын

Worked on the first try, thanks!

@denniselwell7099 Жыл бұрын

amazing easy fix for my 2008 Prius! Saved $100's Thank you!

@kibret17 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. This worked on my Prius 2005

@jacobr.9496 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, thought I might have to do a big repair

@lyvisky Жыл бұрын

This worked!! Thank you so much❣️ Getting my 12v battery checked now.

@vpvpvp07 Жыл бұрын

It’s not your battery that’s the issue. It’s the dashboard itself

@patriciabethbarker584 Жыл бұрын

@@vpvpvp07 its the capacitor!

@RogueAI Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! You just saved us from a trip to the dealer!

@chrisatteridge Жыл бұрын

This worked for me. Thank you!

@MattClem268 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Worked for me! Thanks!