Newbie 2009 Toyota Prius owner. Need help/advice on some warning lights that recently came on.

We can only guess without the codes.

These lights include a corresponding trouble code(s) that are read via the OBD port just underneath the dash near the steering wheel. A dealer or hybrid specialist mechanic can read the codes usually for a diagnostic fee or you can research how to read them yourself (not free but cheaper). Most auto parts stores will read them for free but those readers are usually generic and can't see all the hybrid specific codes.

GOOD LUCK!

 

welcome! worth checking the 12 volt. will you be diagnosing and repairing yourself?

 

Check the inverter coolant reservoir when the Prius is READY, for turbulence in the fluid. If you do not see this the inverter coolant pump has failed.

If the pump is OK, then visit your local Toyota dealer or an independent specializing in Toyota hybrids, for assistance.

 

it's a lot of labor. you'd be better served to find someone who would be willing to track down the faults and repair them.
if it really only was damaged in the front, it might be fairly easy, but who knows if the repair report was right.
another possibility is rodents, have you contacted your insurance company?

 

the whole harness doesn't go bad. either rodents chewed on it somewhere, or there was poorly repaired damage from the accident. toyota will only replace the whole thing, they will not make repairs.

 

The tech says that he saw the idler pulley in contact with the wiring harness which caused the damage. Maybe those damaged wires can be spliced...

 

exactly. toyota won't do that. but if the frame is bent, i wonder what else is going on.