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Check Hybrid System Stop The Vehicle In a Safe Place 2013 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by cblanco, Feb 12, 2017.

  1. cblanco

    cblanco Junior Member

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    Hello everyone! I have a question about my 2013 Prius Persona. It has 66k miles and has been serviced religiously every 5k. After replacing the cabin filter today I went to take my Prius for a drive and all of the sudden I received the "Check Hybrid System Stop The Vehicle In a Safe Place" come up along with my yellow warning triangle, loss of power steering and check engine light. I made sure all of the plugs were still connecting underneath the hood and everything seemed to be in order. When I would pump the gas the car would move and then stop and I could never get it in ready mode. Now the engine is unresponsive. All cabin lights and accessories seem to be working fine. I just had it towed to my Toyota dealership. Any ideas as to what occurred? I'm going to the dealership tomorrow to find out so I will keep you posted. Thanks for any input!
     
    #1 cblanco, Feb 12, 2017
  2. xliderider

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    Sounds like the power transistors in the IPM in the inverter is toast. It'll be a warranty repair, but you'll be without your car for at least a few days, possibly longer. Hopefully, they'll provide you with a loaner.
     
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  3. cblanco

    cblanco Junior Member

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    Thanks for your help! I just looked into the inverter and it seems they extended the warranty on that part due to trouble. Fortunately, I can walk to work and my wife has a honda civic we can drive. I wouldn't mind having a loaner though. We'll see what happens.
     
    #3 cblanco, Feb 12, 2017
  4. RightOnTime

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    Glad you caught the problem early!
     
    #4 RightOnTime, Feb 12, 2017
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    Did you get a recall notice for the inverter, have it done? Maybe 2013 already had that fix? (n)

    Yeah should be warranty covered.
     
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  6. m.wynn

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    E0E was announced Feb. 2014. So any earlier Gen 3 that has or hasn't had the re-flash has really had plenty of time to accumulate fatigue in those capacitor leads. Still, nice to see Toyota own it and push that warranty out to 15 years.
     
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    More than likely the IPM or the temp harness in the inverter are failing. Ive already changed like 7 of those guys out where we are when the warranty enhancement went through.
     
    #8 Erik Owens, Mar 27, 2018
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    Smart wife, good bye Toyotas (y)
     
    #9 Grit, Mar 27, 2018
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