Hi all, I arrived home yesterday after a ~20 minute drive, turned off the car for 5 minutes and came back out to go to the grocery store. When I tried to start it, nothing happened. There are lights on in the car, the open door chime plays when I insert the fob into the dash and open the door, but there is zero reaction to the start button being pressed. Over the last few days, it has been slightly sluggish in starting so I figured the reason it wasn't starting now was a bad 12v battery. I called a guy out to replace the battery but the car still didn't start after he put a new one in. He did some voltage testing, checked a few fuses, and ended up coming to the conclusion that it was the fusible link that was the culprit (this part - ) . The main reason he thought this was because there was less than 1 volt of charge at the jumping point, right where that part is. He suggested I buy that part and try to replace it myself but I figure whatever messed up the fusible link in the first place would probably just happen to the replacement as well. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with anything like this
Check the AM2 fuse. When the inverter pump goes it can blow the AM2 fuse then the car won't start. If that fuse is bad there is a connector to detach if you want to limp the car around without that pump, until the pump is replaced. As long as it is reasonably cool (<70F?) the Prius will run OK without the pump so long as it isn't asked to do something extreme, like climb a long hill. I suppose it is possible that the fusible link also blew, but pretty sure the design is that the AM2 fuse protects the fusible link. Search this forum for pictures and more information.
