Another head scratcher

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by David Mc, Aug 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM.

  1. David Mc

    David Mc Junior Member

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    I have the Triangle.

    The problem is the car system says both 12v (12.1) and hybrid (14) are ok.
    However the screen shows the batter not charging while driving then eventually kicking into limp mode.
    After getting home and shutting off and checking hybrid it still reads 13.9 to 14.1 restarting car allows me to drive again for a short distance and the screen shows it charging till it kick off again. Usually 4 miles or less.

    Is this the inverter failing or something else as I'm stumped.
     
    #1 David Mc, Aug 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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    Read the trouble codes using a capable scanner.
     
    #2 Brian1954, Aug 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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    ^ This.

    Because there are a couple hundred reasons that triangle can be on, it's generally premature to start asking "do I agree with what the car is saying?" before knowing which of 200 things the car is saying.
     
    #3 ChapmanF, Aug 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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    where does the car tell you the hybrid battery is okay?
     
    #4 bisco, Aug 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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    The 14 has nothing to do with the hybrid battery buddy
     
    #5 Tombukt2, Aug 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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    what does it have to do with?
     
    #6 bisco, Aug 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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    It tells ya the DC to DC converter is producing the voltage to maintain 12V systems . Tells me nothing about the 200Volt DC HV system at all me no think . I mean because it's charging the 12V is not much
     
    #7 Tombukt2, Aug 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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    When you do the car test the MFD gives you the numbers for both the 12v and the hybrid which is where I got my numbers from.

    The only scanner I have is a Harbor Freight OB2 iirc.
     
    #8 David Mc, Aug 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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