Recent content by DougL

Does your plate end in 071? We may have been parked together. I heard the other car needs a new DC-DC converter,

I just had my 2014 speed sensor replaced. The problems were intermittent so I can't tell if it's fixed. What symptoms did you have before the speed sensor change?

The shop replaced the sensor and I drove it home about 20 miles this morning with no problems or faults reported. Before the fix, the problem was intermittent but it was usually possible to provoke the "EV warning" dash message by shifting into drive shortly after starting the car. The shop said...

Just ordered one. Hope for the best. Thanks.

Thanks for the detailed reply. The shop quoted me $7200 to replace the drive unit which really isn't economically prudent even though otherwise the car looks amazing (repainted by Toyota last November for the peeling white paint problem), I'm willing to try the speed sensor replacement or...

Is it still possible to order one? Thanks

I didn't have time to do the remote diagnostics and then with weeks of rain it didn't happen although I got the network and cable setup. Earthling Automotive in SF surprised me last week with news they now have a license to the diagnostic software. I had the car towed there and they report...

You want to send me the router config, please? I assume you use EOIP, the proprietary bridging tunnel on the router? I'll work on the cable. Thx

Understood. I can try to do the cable/router connection. I'm thinking using Amazon.com and then just punch down the 4 wires on a network jack I found in the garage.

I think Toyota Marin did check the sensor and said it was OK (dry I suppose). The speed sensor feeds the motor position back to some speed control logic? Given that the car throws errors when it begins or attempts to move would you think that the sensor or the control system may be failing...

That sounds like a possibility. The problem is, while I may have the skill to make the cable and connect the routers, I probably wouldn't have any idea how to fix whatever we find. Are you the source of the diagnostic system for some of the independent shops in the United States? I have been in...

The mechanical problems predated the paint job. A few different things have happened when we tried to start the car: 1. everything is normal 2. Everything sounds normal after you press the start button. When you put the car in reverse or drive it starts to move normally except a second or...

The 12v battery was recently replaced. I was hoping that it was just a bad 12v charging system. I put a meter on the cig lighter while driving and it looked fine. How can you diagnose the contactor failure? I think I mentioned that Earthling was waiting on software from the Ukraine. Thank you.

I'll call them. They had the car for a month for repainting before the car stopped on the road.

I'll try Berkeley again. I think I spoke with them once before. I haven't heard anything back from Tony. I stopped by his office near San Diego while I happen to have been passing by on the highway in early January. It was empty and a crew was changing the floors for another tenant. I did hear...