Smart Entry malfunctioning/not working

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by wiluspyder, Aug 14, 2006.

  1. wiluspyder

    wiluspyder New Member

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    Hello,

    I have a 2004 Prius.
    The SES is not working at all or sometimes it will work but the car will sound this high pitch noise and the VSC,ABS,Brake lights are on.
    I don't really know why this is happening.
    Any ideas? Can I program this myself or is dealer required to have a look at this? Maybe the remote battery's gone but it still unlocks the door when I push the unlock button on the remote.
    Any help greatly appreciated.

    JW
     
    #1 wiluspyder, Aug 14, 2006
  2. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    1)Check to make sure the button to turn the sks off under the steering wheel didn't get turned to the 'off' position.

    2)Change the battery...the remote/push button function seems to last a day or two after the sks function stops working.
     
    #2 efusco, Aug 14, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Aug 14 2006, 10:55 AM) [snapback]303083[/snapback]</div>
    That's a good idea. That way you could still get into car and put fob in place, lock etc while managing to get a new battery.
     
    #3 Salsawonder, Aug 14, 2006
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    Not sure it's something that was planned, just seems that the energy needed for the button signal is less than that for the SKS.

    When mine died I got 2 remote button uses before that quit too.
     
    #4 efusco, Aug 14, 2006
  5. smartyboots

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    I'm also having intermittent SES problems on my '06 with <5K miles. At times, the entry system fails when I approach with the fob in my purse, and also the car occasionally fails to start, giving me a Smart Start error icon (key with an exclamation point through it). I thought perhaps my cell phone was causing interference, but this has happened a few times when I didn't even have the cell in the car with me. A vigorous jostle of the keys will generally set things straight, and hitting the unlock key on the fob always unlocks the door. I see the failure about 20% of the time.

    I'll bring it up to the dealer next time I'm in, but I know how things can go with intermittent problems.
     
    #5 smartyboots, Aug 28, 2006
  6. driveprius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(smArty @ Aug 28 2006, 02:36 PM) [snapback]310648[/snapback]</div>
    When I keep my cell phone in the same pocket with my fob I usually get a failure. My cell phone always has bluetooth on and when it's in my pocket right up against the fob I can get a failure about 80% of the time. If I shift things in the pocket so that the cell phone isn't covering up the fob than sometimes that helps. However, usually I just keep the fob in a different pocket than the cell phone and all is OK.
     
    #6 driveprius, Oct 10, 2006
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