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STILL WORKS! Just an update for anyone who may be wondering about longevity of this repair, I repaired my cluster using this method around 5 months ago and it is still working like a champ! Thank you for sharing this fix! The cheapest alternative I had found before was sending my cluster to someone to repair for $150, and that was with about a 10 day turnaround to receive it back. This took me a little over an hour to pull it out, fix, and reinstall. Update: This fix is still working over 2 years later. 11/19/2020 update 10/02/2021 stills work after 3 years Update 12/02/2023 makes 6 years since I completed the repair and it still works.

You're the best. First person who showed how to fix it. Everyone else is so secretive so that they can profit from fixing it! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Bro you are awesome! Never doubt for a second whether or not you made a positive difference in this world during this life time. Got it fixed, after a year and a half of just dealing with it. You are greatly appreciated.

Thanks! I replaced the old capacitor with a 220 UhF type. A local guy wanted $100 to remove the old capacitor and add a new one. I did it using a new soldering kit for $20 from Amazon and got five capacitors for $5. It was my first time soldering.

Just wanted your to know that you saved my wife and I $1,200, which is what the dealership wanted to charge to repair a faulty combination meter. Total cost was about 60 cents plus a couple hours of our time taking apart and putting the dash back together. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

I tried this fix about 3 months ago. It worked for me and is still going strong.

Thank you Vlad. it's been 3 weeks since I replaced that 100 microfarad capacitor with a 200 ($7 for an assortment) and the fix seems to working all the time. My meter used to go dark maybe every other day. The project took maybe 4 hours. I bought a very fine point temp adjustable soldering iron from amazon for the job ($12). Gently heated the existing surface mount 100microfarad cap contact points and removed it carefully with tweezers. Clipped and bent the leads on a replacement 200 microfarad electrolytic capacitor to the perfect width. Added tiny raised bumps of solder to the two joints and carefully heated each solder bump and attached the leads, paying attention to the polarity. Easy.

Just did this fix on my sister's prius and it worked a charm! Only broke one plastic clip and one extra screw left over :) Thanks 100x for the walkthrough; was able to get everything apart, replace cap, and put back together in under 4 hours with zero prior dash experience.

You did a great job explaining. You have a calm voice, you explain details slowly and to the point. Thanks! Keep up the great videos!

Spend $1.oo on a condenser, everything took me 2 hours, problem fixed, working perfectly, Thank you very much for great info and direction.

I repair clusters and speedometers for a living. this video is top notch. awesome info and we'll needed. great job sir!!

Thanks for this tip! It's been a month since I tried this out and the cluster has been working fine. Soldering was tricky because of the tight space to work with. This was worth the labor. I got tired of constantly unplugging the 12v battery to have the cluster work momentarily.

Really great video. Just bought a Prius and all the other fixes, including the batter cable, no longer bring the dash back up. I'm going to give this a shot. Thank you again!

Wow, this actually worked! That capacitor tested ok, and I thought it was another one. But I decided to add the cap to the one you mentioned. So far, so good!

Thank you Vlad. I already ordered soldering kit ($12) and 25 x 100uf/16v to fix my cluster 2007 prius with 15k miles.

Excellent. This worked well. I did have to find a local solder expert to replace the 100 with the 220, and it cost me $50. However, it’s much cheaper than sending it off to someone to do it or buying a new digital display. And the guy was able to fix it in about 30 mins..

Just did this to my wife's 05 Prius. Fingers crossed that it stays working. Thanks for the great video.

I became a subscriber in appreciation for this fine video ! But, I used the "reset" option that you revealed . It worked perfectly! Don't know how long . Will post again if there is a problem . If you don't hear from me within the next month , please assume I am FINE!

Thank you so much I took a cap off an old wireless router 200 micro farad. The old cap on the prices board just twisted off. I soldered new cap on and it works!!!! Thank you so much. Toyota wanted 700.00 to fix it. The who!e project took an hour and a half

Replaced my CM with three caps today. Working great! Thanks so much for your insight!

Thanks for the great video! This is exactly what my car needed. My dash would work on a cold morning, then not work the second time I started the car. I ordered the capacitor on ebay and replaced it myself. Thanks so much!

Thank you Just Vald!!!! You Rock!! I am a Lyft driver and can't afford the $1500. plus all the time the car would be in the Dealer garage. With no income coming in!!!! Huge like!!! Also Subscribed!!!

Great video. Replaced as shown and back in business. Unfortunately broke one of my vents but a replacement is on the way. Still way cheaper then taking it to the stealer. Thank you very much.

Got a friend thats got 410,000 miles on his prius Thanks for the tip.

This fix worked great for me! Saved me 900$! Thank you so much for the guide.

Worked very well. If your soldering skills are up for it replace the capacitor with a 220 microfarad capacitor model about 40 cents. Thanks for posting.

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Just fixed my mfd after 2 years of malfunction!!!

Thanks for sharing. I did it on my 2007 Prius by adding a 220uF 16v capacitor in parallel, and it works! Mine started to act up and work irregularly on and off in late Dec'17 due to cold weather. Just hope the fix will last.

This works ~ repaired my 2004 Prius in a little over an hour.

Thanks Vlad helped out a lot. Let me share my experience hopefully help some one else. Dash lights going out with weather change etc finally decided to do the job after it was happening too often. Ordered capacitor online and a small soldering kit that worked out well. The capacitors I ordered where 100/ut-16 v and 200/ut-16v did not know if I was going to take out existing capacitor or piggy back it with the 100 also when I removed existing one I realized It was top mount capacitor but not a big deal just cut wires shorter on new one and bent 90 degree angle on wire. I un soldered capacitor because on some videos people just twisted them off but they say you can damage wire trace on board. Cleaned with acetone fluxed soldered new capacitor on It is very tight and did not want to mess up so It is a little tough but I say go for it. put unit back in and it did not work removed unit soldered another capacitor in then I realized I had missed plugging speedometer plug back in!!!! Put everything back together working great. Taking the dash out is very easy takes like ten minutes soldering Is little difficult but don't over think it. I would recommend doing it yourself good luck!

Out of all videos I watched this method was the only one that worked, thank you!

I confirm this works. I replaced the same capacitor and back in action. Works perfect and costs less than $5.00. THANK YOU JUST VLAD - YOU ARE AWESOME FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!! Please do not stop sharing great information like this.

Haven't tried it yet, but thanks for sharing this knowledge, Vlad

Dude, thank you! I've been hunting for a clear fix on this issue.

This is an amazing video, thank you so much for creating it.

Thanks guy, saves money and a lot of trouble shooting. Was in electronics for years, electrolytic caps are prone to failure.

I'm a bodyman 45 years in the business. Done a little soldering & Electronics ..but as a rule I try to avoid it but I just fixed this Prius that I bought at the auction following your advice I put in a hundred farad microfarad Ultra farad megafarad Mighty farad whatever .. So THANK YOU!

This is a great video. Not a fan of piggy-backing two capacitors, but hey, it works. FYI, this is why older stereo equipment like Sony DAT and cassette tape decks, video cameras, etc stop working too. Many of the earlier versions of these smaller capacitors meant for surface mount construction would only last 10-15 years. I've replaced capacitors on plenty of stuff- and now I have a Prius with a dark dashboard. Here we go again!

Thanks man. I did this exact same thing. Toyota would've charged a thousands bucks to do this. I also didn't wanna ship my combo meter out to somebody on ebay. Hopefully it stays working fine for the duration of the vehicle. I have 220K miles on this prius. Love this little car.

Just accomplished the R/R of the capacitor, works great. thanks for the helps

I just did this and it works perfectly so far, thanks for posting.

Thank you so much for the details to fix the cluster.

Great video! I love the information! I would have simply unsoldered the existing capacitor and soldered a 220 µF capacitor in its place paying attention to polarity. I also like the idea of unsoldering the existing capacitor and attaching the wires like you did to make it a safer and easier fix. I can't imagine leaving the old capacitor in place. But if it worked for you that's great.

Thank you for your idea. I replaced the capacitor and everything is working perfectly. Thanks again for your help.

The best video, and you are the best. Excellent instruction. I wish I give you millions of LIKE.

Thank you for this concise video man, mine just went out, going to fix it this weekend thanks to you.

finally some real fix and not just "turn it on and off until you get lucky to turn it on" other tutorials were shit. thx for the detailed explanation

Great video on diagnosis and prognosis but still need video showing how to do actual delicate soldering. I appreciate the written instructions from commenter Cliff Leong, but as always, a video just shows everything that needs to be done and how to do it. I'll try additional searches, but this video is definitely a great start!

Dude your a lifesaver, I was looking for this fix too. I'm gonna try this in a couple of hours

Excellent! Had to give you a Subscribe because this video was so well done and informative!🤙🏽

I just did this and it’s back working!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!

I just changed my cluster with the same issue being blank. It is a great fix no issues no more.

Just did this repair. A few notes. 1. Did this with a very automotively handy friend and it took about 3 hours. 2. Soldering the new capacitor was by far the hardest part. If you know someone who can do it for 50-100 I’d probably recommend it because it was a real pain even with four hands. 3. Your vents will probably break! If you care you might want to buy new ones ahead of time but with that said if you don’t…that leads be to number four. 4. Putting it back and taking it off the second time was much easier. We probably put it all back in 5-10 mins compared to a good 30-45 getting it off. Overall I’d recommend having a second head and second pair of hands and it’s not too bad.

If you’re trying to buy more time, this procedure has worked for me every time. Ensure the engine is off by holding down the power button for around 10 seconds before hand. 1 open the door and keep in open the entire time 2 turn the headlights on 3 hold down the odometer button and the brake pedal. With them both held down, press the power button and attempt to start the car normally. Holding the odometer before turning the car on is the procedure for resetting the “maintenance required” light. If your odometer comes back on don’t the procedure complete by releasing the odometer button if you don’t want to lose your oil change info.

Working on it right now great video thanks a lot

Did it to my dad's Prius and it works now I used a 220uf 16v capacitor thanks alot Just Vlad

Thanks Vlad! Just resetting the battery connection worked for me.

My new project.. thank you for sharing this with us

Thanks, great video. Can’t thank you enough!! Fixed mine 👍

You are a mad man and I love it, I'm totally gonna try this on my car 😮

My girlfriend and I did this on her car. Literally pulled a 220uf 16v capacitor from an old computer and soldered it on. It works now! No issues and the only thing we did differently was remove the old capacitor which was tedious but not too bad..

Thanks for sharing the fix. The terminology for the symbol you referred to on the capacitor, μf, is micro farad. μ is the Greek character mu.

Just tried your fix and it worked!! Thanks

Thank you for posting . Job well done!

Excellent job. Tree branch took out my cluster, going try that battery trick first.

Thanks for the video, I will be doing this repair on a Prius as well thanks again for posting this!

Worked great thanks. Replaced with 220 16 volt capacitor

Awesome video of the fix. You have done a wonderful job on explaining this process. I live in Az. And have to wait till it cools off to do this, pulling a dash at 110 doesn't cut it. I'll monitor miles and use gps for speed. I was thinking of finding another bash with the nav system in it. Do you know if it's possible to make this upgrade since I'll be in there?

You are the goat for sharing!! Thank you❤

I was having the same problem. Research led me to believe it's the capacitor. My workaround had been to disconnect the 12V battery in trunk; then reconnect it. This works but began to be more of a nuisance. I decided to wire a light -switch (common AC light switch 120V/15A found cheaply in hardware stores) with a short length of wire (common lamp-wire 14-gauge). Wired between grounding screw and ground wire to battery. This method allows easy access to disconnect/reconnect battery (i.e. reset electrical system). Capacitors acts to reduce ripple effect on the voltage. The main problem seems to be as the original capacitor(s) degrade over time, they may no longer reliably reduce the initial ripple (upon startup) to allow the computer to fully initialize; hence the multifunction display isn't brought online. While the light-switch was a fairly easy, quick, and cheap workaround, it seems to also have resolved the issue! Perhaps the addition of the switch and wiring induces a small measure of capacitance? In any case, I haven't had that issue again in months, if it recurs I can reset via the switch. Note: I folded the excess metal of switch and used electrical tape wrapped around it to form protective 'wings' so switch doesn't accidentally get switched OFF. Works great!

I wanted to confirm for other folks that this fix worked for my 2005 Prius. I did a similar jump as Vlad with an additional 100uf 16V cap.

this worked on my 2007 prius, thank you

Did this repair on my Prius. Tacked a 100uf on top of the existing like Vlad and it worked for about 6 months. However, the dash started doing the same again recently. I should've removed the old and gone with the 220uf. I think the old capacitor wore down the first replacement. I'm gonna take another stab at it this weekend. Ordered my capacitor from Digikey and not Amazon. May not matter much, but it looks like the same exact part.

Seems to be working fine. Thanks!

It works!!! Thanks a lot!!

Thanks for the video it helped me out

***EASY WORKAROUND/TEMPORARY FIX*** Till you follow this great video and fix it permanently, here is a temporary fix to get the meter to work again. Turn on the lights (which will dim the display), if you have auto lights feature then turn on the lights and also block the light sensor with something to dim the display and then turn on your car, the meter will light up! 😊

Thanks for making this awesome video! & keep making them!

I just replaced one. The original capacitor reads 91uf and 5.25 ohms ESR on a professional capacitor analyzer. This would not be considered a bad capacitor in most circuits. A new quality 100uf cap will read about 100uf and under 1 ohm ESR. I ended up using a 220uf because I believe the original capacitor is too closely spec'd to allow for typical degradation of capacitance and ESR over time. The 220uf will allow for typical wear and have more headroom for both value and ESR.

Thank you so much!! Really really appreciate it!

Thanks for this great video! I did the unplug the conector from the battery and plug it back in after 30 sec and it did fix it! Will see for how long it last before I have to replace this little capacitor!

I just by 100 micro farad and 100 volt capacitor so far so good thanks for vedio

Thank you so much for this video! Think I've been driving around without the dash lights for 2 years lol.. looked around for info on it back then and couldn't find anything, kinda just gave up.

you are awesome ... guys, it is working hard part is reaching to the cluster after that it is easy... :)

Thank you I fix my prius and install 220uf and it worked very well thanks for spying very well fix it for free Good video!!!!!!!

thank for for yuore hep i remove the old one and a put 2 of 100 uf 16 v and it working perfect ... thannkkk uuuuuu

Yep, your a freakin magician bro. Great video.

Does anyone have a picture of the upgraded capacitor installed? I don’t imagine he left the wires that long on final install. Great video with everything I was hoping for. Thank you.

Hi. Thank you for the video. I think I can. I think I can. I have a question. My code b1271 only comes on 2/3 the time, when it feels like it. My car only registers that code when the lights aren't displaying. Sometimes they dwork and display. Sometimes they don't. The same goes for various head or tail lights and my CD/tape player. My horn has permanently failed. Is there anything that could cause these things to happen randomly?

Its a really good job buddy........... Appreciate it

Good staff brother 👍👍

Great job Vlad. Thanks. $2.19 shipped on ebay!

Hey Vlad, Thanks for this video! Where can I find the yellow cables?

Great video bro. I want to do the same for a client this week. Also, I noticed you mentioned at 7:39 that the capacitor you were adding to the weak one is a 50v capacitor with the same micro reading, is that correct? Isn't the voltage reading on the new capacitor you added meant to be 16v too? Just asking for clearance. Thanks

very informative , great job >>>>>>

Looks like it works great. I need someone to do this for me. Mechanics only remove and replace. What key words can I search to find someone local to do this?

You are a god! .... The god of Wisdom

This cluster problem should be a class action lawsuit against Toyota in the United States.

Thank you but I replaced the 100uF 16v cap with a 35v 100uF I think that would be the correct method. Thanks again for the tip where did you get your info??