1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Low toned pop and radio shut off.

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by armyguy08, Jul 25, 2012.

  1. armyguy08

    armyguy08 Junior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 27, 2011
    9
    3
    0
    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Vehicle:
    2011 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    I wanted to run this incident by the community and see what you all come up with for possible causes.

    Driving home from work two days ago in a 101 degree heat wave in Wisconsin, I hear a low toned pop and then the radio shuts off. All my presets were gone and I had to reenter them. I have a Scangauge and set it to amp flow and to check all the temps. Cabin was around 84ish, same as HV battery, engine temp was 190ish.

    Conditions= 101 degree heat wave, probably 60-70 degree dew point, cooling down the inside of the car with A/C on full blast. Driving on freeway, don't remember if I was coasting on electric only or if the engine was running.

    Any ideas on what the cause would be? At first I though a circuit breaker of some sort due to not losing any power to the radio. It just shut off and I turned it back on 10 seconds later.
     
  2. macman408

    macman408 Electron Guidance Counselor

    Joined:
    Mar 21, 2010
    1,179
    366
    1
    Location:
    California
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    V
    Self-resetting fuse or thermal protection shutoff, perhaps?