Just as we were packed up for a trip up the coast to Solvang, my baby flaked on me!
I put her in ready mode, and when I shifted to D, I got the dreaded red triangle, a constant beeping, and a message to the effect, "You must shift to Park; the battery will not be charged in Neutral."
Nothing made it stop giving me this message when in D. Half a dozen power cycles, nothing worked. The ICE would come on and off to keep the battery up, the charge level showed high blue, and it drove fine, if noisily with the damn beeps.
I called the 800 number for roadside assistance, but after over ten minutes on hold, I gave up without ever talking to a human. A whole lotta good that $1000 did me...
Next I called my own dealer, who said it would take over a day since he was loaded up. Next call was to the nearest Toyota dealer, who said it should be fine to drive in. OF COURSE, on the next start the problem went away. I came in anyway to have it scanned for codes. They reported:
DTC GATEWAY B1200, B1207, B1271
DTC B2799
RESET ECU AND RECOMMENDED FOR CUSTOMER TO MONITOR
We went on our trip without incident. Gaviota Pass climb was no problem, even though we took it at 75-80 mph.
The dealer's explanation was that my radar detector or Mobil fob might have interfered. He said the code meant the car lost contact with the fob for more than five minutes, tripping the codes. Problem was, the radar detector was off the whole time, and both it and the Mobil fob had given no trouble for three months and 5000 miles. I am not convinced.
If true, then next time I'll try plugging in the fob, since that will eliminate the RF link and the alleged causes completely. I'm not betting that will fix it.
Any thoughts or facts to figure this out?
I put her in ready mode, and when I shifted to D, I got the dreaded red triangle, a constant beeping, and a message to the effect, "You must shift to Park; the battery will not be charged in Neutral."
Nothing made it stop giving me this message when in D. Half a dozen power cycles, nothing worked. The ICE would come on and off to keep the battery up, the charge level showed high blue, and it drove fine, if noisily with the damn beeps.
I called the 800 number for roadside assistance, but after over ten minutes on hold, I gave up without ever talking to a human. A whole lotta good that $1000 did me...
Next I called my own dealer, who said it would take over a day since he was loaded up. Next call was to the nearest Toyota dealer, who said it should be fine to drive in. OF COURSE, on the next start the problem went away. I came in anyway to have it scanned for codes. They reported:
DTC GATEWAY B1200, B1207, B1271
DTC B2799
RESET ECU AND RECOMMENDED FOR CUSTOMER TO MONITOR
We went on our trip without incident. Gaviota Pass climb was no problem, even though we took it at 75-80 mph.
The dealer's explanation was that my radar detector or Mobil fob might have interfered. He said the code meant the car lost contact with the fob for more than five minutes, tripping the codes. Problem was, the radar detector was off the whole time, and both it and the Mobil fob had given no trouble for three months and 5000 miles. I am not convinced.
If true, then next time I'll try plugging in the fob, since that will eliminate the RF link and the alleged causes completely. I'm not betting that will fix it.
Any thoughts or facts to figure this out?