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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    I agree with you Britprius. I think they learned a lot on this one and next time they'll know right away how to fix it. I just want to clarify,...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 15, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    Toyota finally called back late last night. They were doing diagnostics Saturday and went so far as to call the Toyota support line. Our Prius...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 15, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    I finally opened my mail from last week and the Toyota Recall Notice. The recall I received says: There is a possibility that the coil wire of...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 14, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    Thanks Dave, that does sound identical. Especially seeing the info about the lit up instrument panel (this is a bit different than our original...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    Britprius, I sure hope and pray you are right. I hope Monday brings some good news. The coolant pump at this point would be awesome news. I just...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    Unfortunately the time between the incident and the time they looked at it was around 20-22 hours, so by no means "short period". In that time a...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    ****MORE INFORMATION***** I was wrong that the brakes didn't work. My DH originally told me "I couldn't stop and I had to coast" which I took to...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    I wasn't thinking the body work was the cause, but rather the impact may have resulted in a premature death of the battery? Don't any of you think...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    We replaced the coolant pump about a year ago. Both of us would never, never, never drive with the idiot lights on. We know that driving in that...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    SteveLee, I think you nailed it but I will find out for sure on Monday. It seemed to be an instantaneous failure. Good point on the diagnosis, no...
    Post by: srecksie, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    At 65MPH dashboard lights all lit for a second and then died w/ burning smell

    History: 2005 Prius has 130,000 miles and was rear ended in mid November (less than 2 months ago) on drivers side rear with $5500 damage....
    Thread by: srecksie, Jan 12, 2013, 25 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting