@@Vp09Iphone the only way you can fix it is by removing the motherboard and replacing the one capacitor the fails and causes the cluster not to come on, or send it out to a service company who fixes these and they charge you $100 to do the work. The only difficult part is removing it yourself, you don’t need a whole lot of experience on how to wrench to remove it. It’s pretty straight forward, RU-vid is your friend on this! There’s plenty of videos on how to remove it on here 😁 Best of luck!
@EscoWanders I was having the same problem. Research led me to believe it's the capacitor. My workaround had been to disconnect the 12V battery in trunk; then reconnect it. This works but began to be more of a nuisance. I decided to wire a light -switch (common AC light switch 120V/15A found cheaply in hardware stores) with a short length of wire (common lamp-wire 14-gauge). Wired between grounding screw and ground wire to battery. This method allows easy access to disconnect/reconnect battery (i.e. reset electrical system). Capacitors acts to reduce ripple effect on the voltage. The main problem seems to be as the original capacitor(s) degrade over time, they may no longer reliably reduce the initial ripple (upon startup) to allow the computer to fully initialize; hence the multifunction display isn't brought online. While the light-switch was a fairly easy, quick, and cheap workaround, it seems to also have resolved the issue! Perhaps the addition of the switch and wiring induces a small measure of capacitance? In any case, I haven't had that issue again in months, if it recurs I can reset via the switch. Note: I folded the excess metal of switch and used electrical tape wrapped around it to form protective 'wings' so switch doesn't accidentally get switched OFF. Works great!
Thank you! This one works for me while the more common “hold down the climate button” thing almost never does. Of course, the permanent solution is a $5 capacitor and a soldering gun, but I want to put off taking my dash apart for as long as possible.
Thank you, so very much. I’m borrowing my friend’s vehicle and the display pulled this jive on me. Your workaround did the job, for now. Man, you saved me entirely too much stress. Thanks, again.
Honestly, the real fix is to take the dash apart and replace the cluster. That alone is expensive just for labor unless you do it yourself. Clusters can be found on Ebay, most with program your mileage before shipping it to you.
I was having the same problem. Research led me to believe it's the capacitor. My workaround had been to disconnect the 12V battery in trunk; then reconnect it. This works but began to be more of a nuisance. I decided to wire a light -switch (common AC light switch 120V/15A found cheaply in hardware stores) with a short length of wire (common lamp-wire 14-gauge). Wired between grounding screw and ground wire to battery. This method allows easy access to disconnect/reconnect battery (i.e. reset electrical system). Capacitors acts to reduce ripple effect on the voltage. The main problem seems to be as the original capacitor(s) degrade over time, they may no longer reliably reduce the initial ripple (upon startup) to allow the computer to fully initialize; hence the multifunction display isn't brought online. While the light-switch was a fairly easy, quick, and cheap workaround, it seems to also have resolved the issue! Perhaps the addition of the switch and wiring induces a small measure of capacitance? In any case, I haven't had that issue again in months, if it recurs I can reset via the switch. Note: I folded the excess metal of switch and used electrical tape wrapped around it to form protective 'wings' so switch doesn't accidentally get switched OFF. Works great!
Hi, I recently got my car battery changed at Toyota. Drove it home.. later than evening I went to get groceries and my dashboard was completely off. The only thing I can’t do is hit the unlock button because my key fob isn’t working. (Costs $500 at Toyota to get it fixed and not doing that) trust me, I’ve changed batteries and the key fob just doesn’t signal my car (smart key) so with that being said.. is there another way to do it without pressing key fob? Thanks!!
You need to locate the 12v battery in the hatch area. It's located on the passenger side under a small access panel. Once located, there will be a RED cover (Unless it's missing) over the positive terminal of the battery, remove the RED cover and you should see TWO plastic connectors, one being large and white and the other to the right of that one, a smaller plastic connector. Remove BOTH connectors from the battery, wait for a few minutes, and then plug them back in. This should solve your issue, if not then idk...hope this helps!? In case you can't find what I'm talking about, watch this video, he shows you what I'm referring to. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3X0FgN_TuP8.htmlsi=2b3-pGt0niaw1hFu
It's the best car I've ever owned, but be careful with buying used. I've owned mine for 19 years (longest ever) and started to have some problems around 4 years ago when I first needed to replace the hybrid battery. I replaced it was a rebuilt one that lasted 3.5 years and then replaced it with another rebuild one earlier this year. I also needed to replace things that wear out over the last 19 years like door locks, headlight bulbs, both rear light assemblies because the LEDs went out, and the multi CD player. I still get around 42-44 mpg. When new it would get around 50-52 mpg. I currently have around 285,000 miles on it, but I've been ready for a new car for the last few years now. I ordered a new Prius Prime March of 2023 and still waiting. In hoping by the end of the year.🤞 BTW I had the disappearing dash thing happen three times since the beginning of 2023. . I recommend buying the newest Prius you can and hopefully from a single owner or from a dealer with a good certification process and warranty.
