I did have the dreaded head gasket failure between cylinder 1 and 2 after about a year of happy driving. The dealer was helpful in keeping the repair cost down to only $1500. Fortunately my head did not need a resurfacing. After that it was another year before my hybrid battery began ...
Mine didn’t show any signs of failure until the v2.5 release of the Toyota app, which could be a coincidence or could point to a source of the failure for my case. As for the car, it’s dead again after only 5 hours of not using it and I caught the failure to start at 2:00...
The inverter coolant pump is still a pretty common failure among the 2nd generation Prius.The code P0A93, will set and the car will trigger a master warning light. This is obviously a very scary scenario for many people. Luckily, the 2nd gen Prius inverter is really durable, but you still...
The Prime defaults to EV mode at startup every time unless the battery is depleted and is operating in hybrid mode No one-pedal drive. There is Predictive Efficient Drive that uses the nav to “see” stop signs and traffic lights ahead and adjust the strength of regen as you approach the...
Are you seeing signs of failure or corrosion? My experience with Dorman remanufactured Gen 2 Prius batteries is that the ECUs are typically in outstanding condition. Funny you should mention that I had a guy out here doing a battery for an '07 late generation 2 and he told me and no ...
If the hybrid battery dies, can the car drive normally using the ICE? Or are the two systems connected and if hybrid is drained or fails, the vehicle is dead? The second seems to be what happened with us. No, the traction battery is required for any operation. The systems are completel...
hybrid safety plug for him and he swapped out the engine assembly with no problem just as if it was a Corolla and he was able to put everything back just like you took it apart then I came and put the plug in backed it out drove it away Not anywhere near 5 grand The car is ...
not by very much each time mind. Where as before the summer, the level went nowhere for the last 3 years. Also going on the back of the fact the exhaust often appears cold or misty, maybe because the engine never really warms up properly (compared to a non-hybrid car) and I'm awa...
Vehicle: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A I used to instruct the M998 HMMWV for new drivers in our unit. The "Humvee" is...a piece of crap as a civilian vehicle but looked good on camera.. They were 'too everything' too underpowered, too unreliable, too wide, too thirsty, too unm...
Subcode 509 can potentially indicate an inverter failure, rather than a transaxle failure. The diagnosis asks you to check the resistances of the motor windings. Code 604 and 605 ask you to check the battery current sensor before replacing the transaxle. ...