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won't start after accident -help.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by DRREL, Dec 7, 2008.

  1. DRREL

    DRREL New Member

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    My 07 was involved in front end collision that took out the headlight,radiator and cond.,one elec. water pump a few elec. plugs and air bag. Since being put back together,when turned on every thing electrical (wipers,windows,ect.) work but the READY light on dash doesn't come on and it will not go into drive or start. It does go into neutral . All electrical connections under the hood are correct ,and batteries have good power, although they were disconnected while being fixed. Looking for help and answers , thanks.
     
    #1 DRREL, Dec 7, 2008
  2. spitinuri

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    Question? 12V battery charged? Disconnected wait 5 minutes and reconnect? Any codes triggered?
     
    #2 spitinuri, Dec 7, 2008
  3. donalmilligan089

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    you need a scan guage
     
    #3 donalmilligan089, Dec 7, 2008
  4. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    presumably the hybrid battery was disconnected- was it properly reconnected?
     
    #4 galaxee, Dec 7, 2008
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    hey i have the same problem my car goes to neutral but not ready... when a technician connect it to a toyota device he told me it was the ecm or the hybrid control.... have u figured what your problem is yet?
     
    #5 priusisthebest, Jan 11, 2009
  6. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    The car can't go into neutral without being in READY.
     
    #6 firepa63, Jan 11, 2009
  7. spitinuri

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    When you try and charge a battery you can put the car in neutral without being in ready mode. If you run the battery down when it is on a non-level position the car will ask you to get to a level spot before it will start. This is with a dead 12v.

    Seen it.
     
    #7 spitinuri, Jan 11, 2009
  8. statultra

    statultra uber-Senior Member

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    there are electrical connectors located on the electric motor behind the radiator at the bottom where the main harness wires connect to, most of these on a lot of cars get crushed during collision, and need to be replaced. I suggest you check there, and grounding issues.
     
    #8 statultra, Jan 14, 2009
  9. jelloslug

    jelloslug It buffed right out!

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    I had to replace that connector and the intermediate connector on my '08 salvage car. Was the inverter removed during the repair?
     
    #9 jelloslug, Jan 15, 2009
  10. Bob64

    Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky

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    Are you pushing the brake pedal when you turn it on?
     
    #10 Bob64, Jan 19, 2009
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    You might contact these folks:
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    Bob Wilson
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    #11 bwilson4web, Jan 19, 2009
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    I have seen this several times when a car was repiared by a body shop,almost always its because the high volt service plug (orange plug) behind the rear seat was either left out or installed but not locked.
     
    #12 jsdigger, Jan 26, 2009
  13. Vitaliy Kovalenko

    Vitaliy Kovalenko New Member

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    Can anybody tell me what was the resolution to start after accident. I have exactly same problem. Can't start, can't switch from neutral...
     
    #13 Vitaliy Kovalenko, Feb 20, 2009
  14. DRREL

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    I found out what the problem was. The big orange fuse on the big battery was not installed correctly. To install it correctly, the lever is pushed down and then slid down. It's a two part lever. The lever is first pushed down at an angle then that entire lever is slid down about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Once I did that, it worked perfectly. On my previous attempts to install the fuse I was just pushing the lever down ( 1st step ) only. Thanks for all your replies.DRREL.
     
    #14 DRREL, Feb 22, 2009
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    All's well ...
     
    #15 patsparks, Feb 22, 2009
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