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2010 Prius breakdown

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by OldSchool, May 15, 2018.

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  1. OldSchool

    OldSchool New Member

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    Highway driving all is good.
    Look down and all the lights are on and I press the gas and nothing.
    Coast to the shoulder and turn it off.
    Turn on but wont go into drive and no gas or electric engine.
    Inverter?
    Pump?
    Battery?
     
    #1 OldSchool, May 15, 2018
  2. ChapmanF

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    All good questions. Ask the car. :) Once it gives you the codes, we can chime in.

    -Chap
     
    #2 ChapmanF, May 16, 2018
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    Or have dealership check it out, get the codes.

    I'll vote inverter, just due to suddenness of the shut down.

    Do you know if the inverter recall was done?
     
    #3 Mendel Leisk, May 16, 2018
  4. Quattro

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    I'll say inverter also, same thing happened to my Prius. I believe the transistor failure was due to the accumulation of high current & heat through the life of the car. Depending on how much damage was done before the recall, the software update just extends the life of the transistor and not a fix.
     
    #4 Quattro, May 16, 2018
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