Hi. I'm new member of th forum. I've been reading it before and now I need your help. Recently I was working on my right side front brake pads. After I was done the "brake" and all the warnings popped up. I went to Autozone and tried to read the codes. No codes. One of you suggested to clear the memory with a pin which I did. After almost 300 miles they went off again. What I also found - when I push the brakes, the monitor shows that Prius sucks the power from the battery as if it was moving. My guess is - perhaps there's something wrong with a sensor and the computer kinda think that car is moving and lets the power from the battery to go to the wheels. Since this is My first Prius and I don't know much about it, I might be mistaken. Please correct me if I'm wrong and how can I fix it on my own, if it is possible? Thanks.
You need a scanner that can read Toyota specific codes. The autozone scanner can only read emissions codes. This is not an emissions code
O. Ok. So, there's no point of going to Autozone again. Can I buy such scanner? Do you know the cheapest and still good enough model of such scanner? You know, when you go to a dealership, they suck money out of your pocket by any chance.
I decided to work on the pads because there was weird sound every time I pushed the brakes. The sound was coming from the right side. I just took the caliper with the brake pads off and put it back. The noise disappeared for some time but the lights went off. Now I have both: the sound and the lights off. The monitor shows that the power goes from the battery to the wheels even when I stay at intersection.
This just means you are not pressing down hard enough on the brake pedal while waiting. Press a little harder and it will go away. It has nothing to do with your brake problem, unless you have to press extremely hard down on the brake to make that energy flow disappear. Look for VxDiag, it is a little more expensive (but still extremely good value) as it installs easier, can be installed on Win 10, the cable's speed is faster and it is more reliable than the really cheap ones.
Thanks for the response. I do push hard and nothing changes. That was my first thought. Can it be a problem with the brake actuator? Thanks. I'll do it.