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2012 Prius V suddenly stopped working on road

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Amily, Feb 28, 2021.

  1. Amily

    Amily Junior Member

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    Update: code P01A1A. My 2012 Prius suddenly stopped working when I was driving on the road, looks like all light on, please see pictures. I slowly drove it to the side road.

    Now it was towed to my home. It won’t start anymore. I Checked the 12V battery, and I also unplugged the negative of the 12V battery and replugged, but it didn’t work.The 12 battery is only 2 years old.I checked the main fuses which are look good.

    Finally I got code P01A1A which meets one of the code of ZE3, but I didn't get any recall and mine is 2012 Prius, should my car be covered by ZE3?

    I appreciate any suggestions.
     

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  2. sam spade 2

    sam spade 2 Senior Member

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    I think that having it towed to a dealership or other hybrid repair shop might have been a better choice.
    How exactly did you "check" the 12 V battery ?
    Did you also check the main cable connections to it ??

    At 9 years old with over 100K miles, there could be a LOT of things that might be suspect.
     
  3. jzchen

    jzchen Newbie!

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    Start with 12V verify it is still good.

    moto g(7) power ?
     
  4. xliderider

    xliderider Senior Member

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    Sounds a lot like when the Gen 3 inverters were failing during operation. All lights on, and only able to drive in limp mode.

    I believe if the inverter has failed, it might be covered.

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  5. Air_Boss

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    Was the Inverter/Motor/Generator TSB ever accomplished?