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Impound auction find – Unable to start.

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Cactus Chuck, Feb 10, 2020.

  1. Cactus Chuck

    Cactus Chuck New Member

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    I'm new to Prius and the forum haha, and I'm thrilled that there is a thread for everything.
    My Issue:
    Prius V (three) 2013 140,000mi

    I bought this car at an impound auction so I have not history on it. I have two main coded on the DTC. One for the throttle and one for the camshaft position sensor (Which based on the dusty engine I think is due to dirty/low oil). There are other more generic that I think are linked to the main ones such as poor engine power and engine could not start.
    Currently the Traction battery has only one bar :s and I've tried to start the car with the "Emergency Start" (power to acc mode - then push brake and hold for 15 sec) but I can only hear the engine almost click. I suspect I need more juice on the traction battery to get the gas engine to turn and then the traction battery can get proper charge by the gas engine. (Such as paradox)
    Another thing worth nothing is that the aux battery was dead so I replaced it.
    So is there anyone who lives in the Dallas - Fort Worth area or even in Texas that would want to lend a hand and let me rent or borrow a Prolong charger I would appreciate.


    I think the previously mentioned codes should not prevent the gas engine to start, they will only make it run lousy, but I'm open to suggestions.
     
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  2. edthefox5

    edthefox5 Senior Member

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    Cactus please list the codes numbers themselves.
     
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  3. dolj

    dolj Senior Member

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    You have posted in the Prius Gen 1 forum with a problem on a Prius v.

    I have asked the moderators to move to the Prius v forum, on your behalf.

    Good luck finding answers to the problem(s).
     
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  4. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    I think someone in the Dallas area has a charger
     
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  5. Cactus Chuck

    Cactus Chuck New Member

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    If you remember the handle of the member who does, it would be amazing. I'm about to get a read of the traction battery with Torque Pro and we'll see
     
  6. bisco

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    i can't, but i'll search around and see if i can find anything.