As I've already discussed in the thread Oh My Aching Warranty. I've recently had a few ... glitches ... with my dashboard instrumentation.
Well, last Monday, I took the car in for the 25,000 mile checkup and mentioned this problem. Like so many auto problems, they were unable to duplicate it, despite the fact that I got it to reset 2 more times on the trip there...
This Saturday, my wife gave me the opportunity to ride in the passenger seat on the way home from her parents. While sitting there, I had a much better view of the area under the dash, near the emergency brake.
Where the dashboard attaches to the vehicle is a small 'notch' with the exposed end of a bolt (see picture below) ... to me this looks like they removed a small plastic cap, and forgot to replace it.
So...today I went back to the dealership. I again reported the dashboard problem and asked that a Prius Certified tech take a look. I also said that it looks like they forgot to put one of the caps back on last week.
Well, again they weren't able to re-create the glitch... The service rep said that the tech told him that "that's the way the cars are made" or some such to indicate that there is no plastic cap to go over that exposed bolt.
I would very much appreciate if you, the Prius community will tell me if I'm wrong, or if the tech is wrong... What does that area of *your* car look like?
Thanks!
Well, last Monday, I took the car in for the 25,000 mile checkup and mentioned this problem. Like so many auto problems, they were unable to duplicate it, despite the fact that I got it to reset 2 more times on the trip there...
This Saturday, my wife gave me the opportunity to ride in the passenger seat on the way home from her parents. While sitting there, I had a much better view of the area under the dash, near the emergency brake.
Where the dashboard attaches to the vehicle is a small 'notch' with the exposed end of a bolt (see picture below) ... to me this looks like they removed a small plastic cap, and forgot to replace it.
So...today I went back to the dealership. I again reported the dashboard problem and asked that a Prius Certified tech take a look. I also said that it looks like they forgot to put one of the caps back on last week.
Well, again they weren't able to re-create the glitch... The service rep said that the tech told him that "that's the way the cars are made" or some such to indicate that there is no plastic cap to go over that exposed bolt.
I would very much appreciate if you, the Prius community will tell me if I'm wrong, or if the tech is wrong... What does that area of *your* car look like?
Thanks!
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