2009 TOYOTA PRIUS Dashboard Lights Won’t Turn On/Car Won’t Turn Off (2nd Gen)

2nd Generation Toyota Prius

Car wont turn off?
- press and hold power button without holding the brakes. wait until the car goes from its "on" mode to accessory mode. After in accessory mode (the green light on the power button may come on)
- press the power button 3 times quickly to turn off

Dashboard lights wont turn off?
- go to back trunk and locate the battery pack
- unplug for a minute and replug
- turn car on as usual

Check out PART 2:

[jillsimpson]

Thank you! I have tried every other video to fix this. Works perfectly on my 2008 Prius. Instructions are so clear and easy to follow.

[trishquintenz]

Thank you! My 2008 Prius has had this problem off & on but this time it has stayed off for several days. Watched several videos with "fixes" but nothing else worked. Did just what you showed and they're back on! (My car has 410, 000 miles on it!)

[letshavepie]

Thank you! I've been pulling out my hair trying to fix this problem. Your video makes it completely clear what I need to do!

[tobindavis]

Thank you! I tried my classic fix (turn off car, wait 20 sec, turn on car) and a bunch of other fixes from YouTubers. But this was the one that worked. Great video with well presented info. Thanks again!

[joemamauwu]

Just had this problem, I had to replace the combination meter and that fixed it. Good luck :)

[trishniles]

Thank you so much for this other option for my 2008 Prius I have no intention of removing my whole entire – to replace a small part costing over $800... The other hacks do not always work thank you so much for your video it's very helpful for me...

[pete]

Ashley, you are awesome! Thank you for this video. It works perfectly. Your instructions are very clear and to the point. The fix makes sense since what it does is like a little 'reset'. Kinda thing you do w/ your computer. Unplug, let sit for some seconds and after you connect and turn on everything is normal

[santiagoperez]

Thank You ashly e,
It worked for me with a little addition, at first when unplugged the white connector, it didn't work, then Unplugged all 3 connectors, then it work,
Thak you !!

[alessandromoscardi]

Volevo ringraziarti di cuore xche mi hai salvato da una brutta situazione.. Pensavo già di dover cambiare il cruscotto grazie grazie grazie..

[DailyDoseOfMigue]

These are all temporary fix but all the issues will keep coming back eventually . All these issues are due to a bad speedometer cluster (the dash light issue) That all the second generation 2005-2009 Prius, have due to bad capacitor on the dash speedometer. Luckily there’s an easy fix to it. There is plenty of listings on eBay of people selling the part that is causing all these issues, with the correct capacitor. Some even offer to program the miles to your current miles on your car too! It’s such an easy and inexpensive fix, with plenty of tutorials on YouTube, it’s really not that hard to replace either! You just need a couple tools and some patients.

[monoshock]

You don't have to do all this. First open the drivers door, 2 push the power button with out pushing the brake pedal, 3 press and hold the climate button, 4 mash the brake pedal and pull back on the high beams headlights. If the dash doesn't come on press the emergency flashers button. When the door open and the beeper for the door comes on you can start the car. I've been doing this on both my Prius for years now.

[fanelli]

That's only a temporary fix. To fix it permanently there is a capacitor on the back of the combination meter that has to be replaced. This can cause a number of different problems and can ultimately leave you stranded if not properly addressed.

[Gamingisforcats]

Do the lights ever turn off while driving? Or just when starting car

[sdamusic]

To fix that problem you will need to remove the cluster and replace a capacitor.

[dav]

I had the same problem and got a reconditioned cluster and it also solved the problem, I don't know if it's the capacitor or poor soldering.

[timothycreamer]

Problem typically emanates from a bad 100uf capacitor in the dash and needs replaced....up the value to 200uf at 16v (Pita)! Can be done with some patience.

[thaerss]

On my 2006 Prius, my left turn signal, high beam light, and parking/emergency brake lights don't display. However, they are all functional. What do you think is the issue?

[abdullahrahman]

Even with that doesn't turn on somtimes