Is this a repairable problem?

I tried searching for the codes I got from my MFD using some instructions elsewhere, but either my search fu leaves a great deal to be desired, or they just aren't there. If someone could point me at either a thread that deals with my codes, or a place where I can look them up myself, before towing the 50 miles to the only dealer I trust, I'd appreciate it.

I have a 2006 Prius with almost 202K miles on it. All maintenance intervals performed by the dealer from whom I bought it. This morning, the Hybrid System Warning light came on, along with the big big red triangle and the engine light. The brake light also came on, but that one has since gone off. Using some instructions I found, I wrote down the "LAN Monitor EMV" codes. The EMV was the only one that was red; the Audio and G/W lights were green.

Here are the codes I have:

Code Sub-Code
01-DC 190-1B-1
01-D8 190-18-1
01-D5 190-52-A
01-DB 190-B2-F
01-DB 110-AA-8

Am I looking at a new hybrid battery, or just the new regular battery, or what?

Thanks,
Brad

 

Thanks for the response.

According to the same MFD hocus-pocus that got me these codes (if I understand the readout correctly), the 12v battery is at 12.2 when the power is mostly off (i.e. I press the power button once with my foot off the brake), and 11.9 when I hit the power button again, with my foot off the brake. That appears nominal, is it?

 

Unfortunately, I don't have a charger. When I press the brake and press power again, the car turns on, the voltage briefly dips to 11.7, then jumps to 14.2 and drops to 14.1.

 

Unfortunately, the dealer is telling me that it will require the replacement of the Hybrid Battery Pack, to the tune of $4,429.36.

Yikes! I was under the impression the batteries were coming *down*. Does this indicate something more than just the battery, or are they attempting to screw me over? This is the dealership from which I bought the car, and they've never given me any kind of oversell before. Not that there can't be a first time, but it would surprise me in this case. It does make me wonder, though.

 

RAL: Thanks for the links.

edthefox5: I didn't notice anything hinky about the charging. It seemed pretty steady when I took a chance and drove it to the dealer. I was actually watching it. As for hills, what do you call a "hill"? From my perspective, no, my commute is pretty flat.

nh7o: Scottsburg, IN is about a half-hour to 45 minutes up 65. I may have to give them a call. According to their website, they have 13 rebuilt batteries in service, and only one has failed. Are there any stats on lifetimes for rebuilt packs? 1,100 installed doesn't seem bad, but it's only warranted for 6 months.

 

The dealer hasn't posted them to that site yet, or at least they aren't showing up. I searched the history for "Inverter" and "recall" and didn't find anything. Not sure that's definitive, as I know they've done at least one recall repair on it. I will be going down there tomorrow, so I'll at least be able to ask them in person if he doesn't answer my email.

 

The codes he pulled from the car are P3000, P0A80 and P3018.

 

OK, so if I go with a rebuilt battery, what's the next thing that "scheduled" to go wrong?

I'm OK with replacing the battery, given the proximity of the autobeyours guy, but I don't really want to spend $1,100 and then have to spend another huge amount.

 

I really appreciate the help you guys have provided in this thread.

"Seems" is the operative word there. Like I said, all the maintenance has been with the dealer, and unless they've overlooked something, I've made every repair they ever recommended. Sadly, that does not, of course, mean that something else isn't on the brink of failure.

Well, that was another question I had. I ended up driving it to the dealer to have it evaluated, and it seemed to work fine all the way there (except that the cruise control didn't work). The mileage meter showed normal, the MFD showed normal charging/draining and electric/ICE motor usage and switching.

nh7o, you noted that one of the battery modules has failed. Does the computer stop at the first failure in that case, or would it report all of the ones that met the "failure" criteria? And what is that criteria for being reported? Is it complete failure of the module, or some percentage of some charge/recovery statistic, or what?

If I could run it, albeit at some lower level of efficiency for a period of time until I can get a new battery, that would be acceptable.

Thanks again, everyone.