They retrieved some diagnostic code and made some adjustment 'torque something or other'. Sorry for the tech lingo :) but the guy was in a hurry and I didn't hear what he said. When I get the work order in a week or two I will see if it has anything a 'little' more descriptive.

Ontario, I know you posted the problem earlier, but can you restate what the problem was? My wife test drove the car yesterday and said it felt like the steering was pulling one way or the other.<br><br>Thanks, Tom

September 1, 2000, while driving we noticed a moderate intermittent shudder in the steering wheel tried to determine when/where it occurs ie while braking etc but can't isolate it to any particular thing we are doing. <br><br>Called the service department and asked about having someone check it first thing Tuesday since it is too late today but they are booked up. Service tells me to check the power steering fluid. I said I 'thought' the car had 'electric assist' steering but the service guy said no. I get off the phone, get the manual, open the hood and say where the H is the PS reservoir. Nothing listed in the manual under specs for PS fluid!<br><br> I call service back, talk to the same guy, tell him I can't find the reservoir, he says to hold while he checks with someone. George comes on the line, and knows about the PRIUS. He says no the Prius doesn't have PS reservoir it IS electric. He asks if we have any warning lights, nope. Ok, we'll bring it in on Tuesday. Hang up the phone.<br><br>Start the car, WARNING lights. Major fault light to left of speedo. Warning screen on LCD with PS icon highlighted in red. Call George back and say we have warning lights now. He says he will call me back after checking manuals.<br><br>In the meantime, I restart the car and no faults occur. George says they would need to check which codes have come up and do some diagnostic work and to bring it in first thing Tuesday. Even though he isn't in, the Prius tech will be to look at it..

Sorry forgot to add that during the weekend I reviewed the manual. It does talk about PS failure and also when the PS icon might come on. Apparently it could come on if the car 'moves' BEFORE the hybrid engine comes on. Solution: restart the car. <br><br>In the month of ownership it hadn't come on but the car was on a backward slope in the drive so I suppose it is possible it might have moved before the hybrid engine kicked on. Who knows, but it is possible.

Solution : " restart the car" sounds very familiar to Microsoft's Windows fix :-)<br><br>Robert