Loud noise after car stops

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  1. vemvim

    vemvim Junior Member

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    I have a 2005 Prius. In the last couple of months or so after I turn off the car, I hear a rather loud noise like a siren lasting for about 10 seconds or more. I wonder what this may be and I would like to know if others have this problem. The car runs fine and I have no other problems.
    Vembar
     
    #1 vemvim, Jan 25, 2008
  2. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    It could be the thermos coolant pump. Mine tends to be noisier in colder weather.
     
    #2 firepa63, Jan 25, 2008
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    Mine is defiantly louder in the harsh cold, but the sound is the same. If yours sounds like a siren then I'd get it checked out.
     
    #3 slair, Jan 25, 2008
  4. daniel

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    I agree: The thermos pump should not sound like a siren.
     
    #4 daniel, Jan 25, 2008
  5. vemvim

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    Many thanks for the information. I will have it checked out at my dealer's.

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    #5 vemvim, Jan 25, 2008
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    I sure hope the bearings aren't going in your coolant transfer pump.
     
    #6 jayman, Jan 25, 2008
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