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Prius wont start anymore

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by zfk110, Aug 14, 2014.

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  1. zfk110

    zfk110 Junior Member

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    Please see the video about my prius. its 2008 with 59k miles
    It wont start anymore, I tried to jump without and with the trunk battery but nothing happens, it goes in park but it wont go to reverse or drive.
    Thanks

     
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    How long have you owned the car? When did this start happening? Your car is starting, don't keep trying to jump start it.
     
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    I owned this since Feb, it just happened today. Thanks for help.
     
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    Was the car running fine before this started? Or did you have issues?
     
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    i would test the 12 volt battery and replace it if necessary.
     
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    it was running fine all day, I drove 700+ miles yesterday, never happened this before, I thought battery was dead so I used jumping cables for jump but nothing worked so far. I dont know if there is any other way to find any error code?
     
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    sometimes a dead battery can prevent the car from being jumped.
     
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    Your car is not going into Ready mode and your hybrid warning is on. If you don't have the necessary tools to trouble shoot this, you have to bring it to the dealer or a hybrid mechanic.

    If you like to just get it started, you can disconnect the negative battery terminal for a few seconds and that will reset your car. But that won't fix your problem.
     
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    why do you put the fob in the slot, is it a prius I?
     
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    on the trunk I took the cables from battery box and I used another car to jump direct from front + - posts it didnt do much only thing it did I got battery icon on the screen.
     
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    again, you might have a bad 12 volt battery. i don't know how else to state it.
     
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    its 2008 touring package
     
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    it should start with the fob in your pocket.
     
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    could you please let me know how do I test the trunk battery?
     
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    yes it does start as long key is close by
     
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    okay, get a digital volt meter and test the battery at the posts. you should get a reading 0f 12.6 or better. do not turn the car on.
     
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    let me find out and I will let you know can I recharge the battery if its lower than 12.6?
     
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    I recently had the same problem, only at the McDonalds drive-thru..I got all kinds of alarm on dash board, couldn't go into drive or reverse.

    For me, it was the throttle body - the dealer said could try to clean for about $ 250 or replace for $ 1,200 - mine is 2007 with 213k miles.

    I chose to replace since there was no guarantee if cleaning would solve the problem.
     
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    yes, you can try to recharge it, it may or may not work. usually that's the case if a light was left on or the car wasn't used for a long time.
     
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    YouTube 12 volt auxilary battery test. It will walk you through checking your trunk battery as you call it. Do this and report back.
     
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