Disconnect the 12V and the Hybrid battery cutoff switch. I'm sorry the local mechanic is hybrid-averse. I need to re-read this thread to see if Toyota quoted you a price to do the HG. #64 John March, Sep 4, 2023 John March Junior Member Joined: Aug 5, 2021 28 6 0 ...
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...
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...
, catalytic converter, hybrid battery. Every time I drive out out of the dealer 'all is good' as codes were cleared but a few months after, the lights are on again. These issues have cause are causing my car to be acting up while driving and trying to break at stop signs and ...
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 ...
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...
Joined: Jul 28, 2021 28 6 0 Location: MO Vehicle: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A 2013 - 98k miles Traveling and couldn’t avoid a massive pothole. Immediately after my dash lit up with every light possible including hybrid battery malfunction. I limped to a gas station and scanned to re...
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 aware of it because of the cold weather. I guess a compression test would tell me, which leads me to ask how...
Vehicle: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Employment data and stock prices, maybe? #16 ETC(SS), Aug 2, 2024 bisco cookie crumbler Joined: May 11, 2005 110,835 50,392 0 Location: boston Vehicle: 2012 Prius Plug-in Model: Plug-in Base recently, but still an old song ...
or a Corolla can sit for months so there's always that the difference between the Yaris and the Prius and gas mileage is extremely minimal May not be worth it to have the battery and the electric motors in the transmission if they're not being used a lot or like they're supposed to....