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  1. speedypri

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    So after unplugging all the cables to the traction/hybrid battery and battery charger...gave the precharge relays a few love taps...accidentally took apart the outlet..reassembled it and plugged everything back in defeat convinced I need a battery charger I go to plug it in to determine whether to cry to the dealership now and it works!!! :D so turn off and unplug and reconnect seems to solve the issue for now
     

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    congrats, well done!(y)
     
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    :cry::mad: spoke too soon...so I'm convinced now it's the outlet. Like I said earlier In this thread I had to force it before and now I dont so I plugged it in and forced it a bit and it worked...unplugged...plugged back in...doesn't work. When I disassembled the outlet it doesn't seem to have anything to keep the pins in place. Thoughts? (n)
     
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    edit: sorry, you said it charged your neighbors volt?
     
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    maybe it's the female port in the car, is there an o-ring in there that's dislodged?
     
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    I saw no o ring...its just pins coming out of the orange cable into the back end of the female outlet.
     
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    Yeah we went through that...its not the cable from the wall that's a problem. It's my cars outlet I think now. Saw its $177 online to replace. Just gotta make sure that's it
     
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    what outlet do you mean, the 240v wall outlet?
     
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    This outlet. The pins from the orange cable on the back, for whatever reason, keep falling back into the cable and not staying on the outlet.
     

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    Wouldn't that be called the inlet? :)

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    Haha I am new to this so yes. Toyota recognized it as VEHICLE CHARGER CABLE ASSY; PRIUS; PLUG-IN MODEL; EV CHARGER CABLE.

    So technically not the inlet but that's where its visible that there is a problem.
     
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    Found the problem...all 3 clips broken
     

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    congrats! that may be a first
     
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    Good thing I know how to trouble shoot without a tech pub. I'm hoping the fix works. Krazy glue for now, epoxy as last chance cause Toyota don't sell that holder alone. $200 :/
     

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