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2006 Prius not charging but works fine?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by HC0994, Jun 17, 2017.

  1. HC0994

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    So this happened a few days after I jumped a friend's car.

    4 warning signs light up on the dashboard: (!), VSC, check engine, and the red triangle. The car is still perfectly functional and has great mileage (48+ mpg).

    The next day, (!) and VSC disappeared, with only check engine and the red triangle remaining. The car is perfectly functional but the battery charge is not moving at all on the multifunction display. (There are yellow arrows going towards and away from the battery).

    I went to autozone and they said there is no error code on the computer.

    What could the problem be? Could it be the jump that causes it?
     
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    welcome!
    yes, how many bars on the battery icon? the auto zone reader doesn't do all prius trouble codes.
     
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    Thanks for replying. It was 2 bars (purple).
     
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    has it gone up? how much have you driven it? you might have blown a fuse, or the dc/dc converter.
     
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    It went up to 4 bars (blue) one time but most of the time it stayed at 2 bars.
     
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    you'll have to have toyota read the codes. there are threads here on how to check the fuses, and if the inverters blown, you can get salvage for low money.
     
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    Thank you!
     
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    Have you had the 12v battery tested?
     
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