touchscreen misbehavior

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by greasy, Sep 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM.

  1. greasy

    greasy Junior Member

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    My touchscreen stopped responding, and I was planning to replace it, but then realized that the the screen was working but calibration had gone way off – touching the screen at the far left edge would activate a button at the far right. I'm sometimes able to correct the problem by going into the diagnostic screen (hold down info button while turning on and off headlights five times), but the problem returns next time I start the car. So it appears that a computer controlling the screen is malfunctioning, but I don't know if this computer is contained in the screen assembly, or is located elsewhere. Thanks for any hints!
     
  2. PriusCamper

    PriusCamper Senior Member

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    Would be ideal if you had a fellow Prius owner to swap touchscreens with to confirm that's the source of the problem. It's an easy job. Also you live close to lots wrecking yards with touch screens you can pull for cheap.
     
  3. Paul Gregory

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    This is why I try to keep power to the system. Things go out of calibration when there's no 12 volts.