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After my Combination Meter repair this is what happened

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Chrizoroer, Apr 7, 2019.

  1. Chrizoroer

    Chrizoroer New Member

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    Hey Folks,

    I had the repair done by a guy from ebay. Got the board back today put everything back in BUT the car isn't working. Pretty much ALL the dash lights are on. When I scanned for the error codes I got back the following:

    Trouble Code:
    C0300

    Permanent DTC:
    C3F0A
    P117F
    P0A11
    C3F0A

    Pending DTC:
    C0700

    I must be searching in the wrong parst of the internet because I can't find good explanations for the C-Error codes.
    Please help. In the meantime I'll take the prius apart again and double check all connections.

    Thank for your help in advance,
    Chriz
     
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    Well... Problem solved!

    I was just about to take apart the car again I realized that the orange battery disconnect on the traction battery wasn't locked all the way. I locked it fired up the car and lo and behold it starts and has no error codes whatsoever.

    Simple as that! :D
     
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    what are you reading the codes with? sounds like another faulty combo meter or connection
     
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    I would not have guessed that! No reason to pull that orange safety disconnect. When the car is off, the traction battery is disconnected from the car by a relay. And there are no high voltage cables or connections around the area. But I would definitely disconnect the 12V battery to help prevent the air bags from exploding in my face.

    Anyway, glad you got it fixed with no big adventures. :)
     
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    never mind:oops:
     
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    Am I wrong in assuming that Toyota fixed the problem with the combo meters by 2008? Reason I ask, I am working on a 2009 and While driving around and stopping, etc. then restarting, the combo meter went black... The car will run but the display is black. Do I need to replace the capacitor in the combo meter now?
     
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    I don't remember ever reading anywhere that they fixed it. And I think I've read of it happening in the later Gen 2s, but it would be less common since they aren't as old. It sounds like you've got a classic case.
     
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    I have an extra capacitor ( 220 micro farrad that i replaced the original 100 microfarrad capacitor with) and all is working fine. It is a known issue and the fix is pretty easy... about an hour.
     
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    Why did you pull the hybrid battery safety interlock?
     
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    Are you mixing up the current conversation with papawill with the one back in April with chrizoroer?
     
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    Not mixing up anything responding to the OP's post.

    Which is becoming increasing difficult based on how many people hijack threads on this site.
     
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    Understood. (y) The question is a good one and got asked back in April and never answered.
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