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I’m having problems with my 2008 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by jprius!, Aug 4, 2024 at 6:42 PM.

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  1. jprius!

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    What’s up, everyone? I just wanted to see if I’m the only one with this problem, or if it’s just my car.
    The A/C stopped working a few days ago, in this summer heat. I don’t know if something might be leaking from the car (taking it to the shop in a few days)

    My phone would not connect to make calls, and yesterday the whole multimedia screen went black.

    I disconnected the 12v battery and reconnected it after a min, just to see if it was related to the problem. Started the car and multimedia system was working, back to normal.

    Do yall think it’s a battery related problem?
     
    #1 jprius!, Aug 4, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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    doesn't sound like it. you can get a free 12v load test at many auto parts stores, how old is it?
    any trouble lights?
     
    #2 bisco, Aug 4, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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    Do you have a red triangle or orange lights on the dash My guess will be probably the inverter pump is on the way out
     
    #3 Tombukt2, Aug 4, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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    ... or the MFD is on the way out - intermittent for now but will get worse as time goes on.

    BTW, it wouldn't hurt to fully charge your 12 V battery and test it with a tester.
     
    #4 dolj, Aug 4, 2024 at 10:42 PM
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    that might be the problem, since I got this car over a year ago, it shows the red exclamation mark at times, but now it’s just there with the orange warning lights as well. I’ve been taking my car to the mechanic but it always seems to go back to the same problem, I’ll ask them to check the inverter pump and see what they say
     
    #5 jprius!, Aug 5, 2024 at 10:56 AM
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    get a prius aware scanner, or find a mech who has one
     
    #6 bisco, Aug 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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