Help!!! Codes P08A3 and P0A37 Prius 2005

Hello,
I have a 2005 Prius that financed from a small dealer last year.
Currently has over 140k miles on it
When I bought it it had the Red Triangle and it worked fine until recently (about 2 months ago).
Recently I've been having some problems. When I go at higher speeds I get the following sings come on:

1. Red Triangle
3. Orange check engine light
2. Orange (Symbol)CHECK - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
3. Orange (!) - Brake Warning Light
4. Orange VSC - Vehicle Stability Control Warning Light

When these lights are on, my AC stops blowing cold air.
Sometimes when all these lights are on, the car will slow down and will not let me go past 37 MPH I have to then pull over turn the car off and then on, then the lights turn off and I can drive normal, on short trips that is.
Recently on a longer trip over 50 miles or so all the lights I mentioned came on plus the red break light on the left turned on with a continuous beep.
We pulled off the HWY and turned the car off then on and the lights disappeared except for the big red Triangle that one is always on. We continued driving it but it kept doing it so we had to let it rest for over 30 minutes. We had to take it really slow and we finally got to our destination which was my best friends wedding and we missed the ceremony .

I just took the car to a mechanic and gave me the following codes:
P08A3 Inverter cooling System Performance
P0A37 Generator Temperature Sensor

I checked with the dealer and all of the recalls have been done on the car including the inverter pump.

I've been reading a lot of forums and it seems like it could have something to do with the Inverter Pump
but it has been replaced with the recall. The cooling fluid is topped and it's not leaking.

I will greatly appreciate any help or input on any DIY or inexpensive solutions. We don't have a lot of money and we are still making payments on this car.

PS: Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this extremely long message!

 

Thank you very much for reading and responding.
I opened the tank just now the car is parked the engine is cold and the liquid in there was still. Im not sure how to check for swirling.
Thanks again!

I checked and the fluid was not swirling it was still. Do I have to wait a certain time to check for the swirling or does it happen as soon as the car is on?
Thanks!

 

Yes I did Unfortunately the people at the dealer told me that nothing was wrong with the car and I believed them. It's my first Prius and I didn't know any better.

I took it this morning these are the codes:
P08A3 Inverter cooling System Performance
P0A37 Generator Temperature Sensor

 

My apologies I wasn't sure which was the right forum. Thanks for moving it to the proper one.

He plugged it into a hand held computer and those are the codes he got. He wrote them down and gave me a list of recalls for the car. I then called the dealer and told me the recalls have been serviced.

I think it does have something to do with the Inverter Cooling system. But the pump has already been replaced through the recall. It was done in 2011 according to the dealer. Could it be possible that it needs to be replaced again?
That is why Im trying to get on opinion on this forum. It seems to be really helpful

I think that is the problem then, I got the car on READY mode and did not see any movement. Do you recommend waiting a certain amount of time to check for moment or should it happen as soon as the car is on READY mode.

Im going to try it again just to make sure.

Thank you very much for all you insight!

 

Yes Im pretty handy I've seen a tutorial on how to replace the pump already and does not seem too hard with the right tools.
I will probably change it my self.

Thanks for the help I'll let you know how it goes!

Cheers!

 

Hello and thanks for the reply,
The car has no leaks at all.
I have done what previous people on this thread said which was get the car on READY mode and then check to see if there was swirling in the coolant fluid and there isn't any. Which lead me to conclude that the Inverter Pump has failed and needs to be replaced.

 

Yes the Reservoir is topped with coolant. Im sure it's the pump hopefully my car will be fine after this. I really do love my Prius it's a great car and don't think I can go back to a regular car after this.

 

Hello,

Just wanted to update everyone on my situation I replaced the inverter pump and it seems to be working. The problem now
Is that as soon as a changed it the brake light, ABS, VSC, (!) and red triangle lights will not go away.

Does anyone know how they go away?
The mechanic plugged it in the computer and it still gives us the inverter pump error but
We just changed it with a brand new Toyota inverter pump.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!