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Dash: Red tri, check engine, yellow (!); Screen: PROBLEM and red square.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by TryTryAgain, Jun 18, 2021.

  1. bisco

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    i haven't read any cat stories on the local news, i wonder if it is as bad here
     
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    Thanks for the perspective, @bisco


     
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    It's a big enough problem in Boston to have made the TV news several times at least. Seems like cat thieves are everywhere there's a Prius
     
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    ugh, bad news. i hadn't heard
     
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    Yep. Makes me paranoid.

     
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    Here we are again. 2007 Prius.
    I’m supposed to drive 10 hours tomorrow.
    Red triangle, yellow brake light, and engine light on dash.
    Last year, bought a new hybrid battery and 12v battery. Had spark plugs changed 4-6 months ago.
    Was driving 70 on the highway and lost a little bit of power after those lights came on. Cruise control kicked off. Just got gas not long ago, and someone mentioned bad gas. Put some sea foam in the tank and topped off with fuel. Added some oil since I burn oil, too. Drove 5 more hours home. Next day, the lights turned off.
    For over a week, nothing was different except I felt my mpg should have been more, but we had snow and 80 degree weather in the same week, so that made sense.
    Today, it’s 88 and I had my AC on. The AC started feeling warmer and then the 3 lights kicked on again. I hooked up the OBD and got P0136, P0138, P0606, and P0A93.
    Wasn’t sure if any of these were old since I’d seen them all before so I cleared them.
    They didn’t come back on tonight.
    Under the hood, it looks like oil (or other fluid) got on some parts of the car.
    Looks like my battery temp is high.

    I’m supposed to drive 10 hours in the morning. Currently visiting in the Pittsburgh PA area and don’t have a mechanic.
    Thoughts?
     

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    Check the inverter coolant tank for circulation when the ignition is on. P0A93 is for inverter cooling system performance- commonly caused by a bad inverter coolant pump. That would certainly disable the A/C compressor when the code was active.

    I wouldn't take a car that seems to have a problem on a 10 hour trip (might turn into much more than 10 hour journey).

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