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Started charging but never finished?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by Iria, Apr 24, 2012.

  1. Iria

    Iria New Member

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    Had my Prius since Saturday. First charge on Sunday. Charged fully, when turning it on saw the Charge result prompt. But I charged it Monday, saw the orange light, went out 3 hours later, light was off, unplugged it, blah blah.

    But when I went out and drove it today, it didn't have the charge result indicator (actually, I wasn't looking) but I know it wasn't charged because it didn't go into EV mode.

    What do you think happened?
     
    #1 Iria, Apr 24, 2012
  2. Tracksyde

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    Were you playing around with the charge timer? If the charge timer is set, when I plug in my cable/EVSE, the light will turn orange, then shut off and wait until it reaches the set time.
     
    #2 Tracksyde, Apr 24, 2012
  3. Iria

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    No, wasn't mucking around with that. Just a straight charge since I know it should only take 3 hours and be done b4 bedtime.
     
    #3 Iria, Apr 24, 2012
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    Did the engine ever shut off or was it on for the duration of your drive?
     
    #4 Tracksyde, Apr 24, 2012
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    One time out of four or five that I plug the car into my home charger, the orange light on the car will light up for a few seconds. But then (often after I've walked away thinking it's working) it turns off. When I look at the charger (it's a Leviton L2 charger), the red 'Fault' light is lit. When this happens I have to unplug the car and replug it once or twice before the fault goes away and normal charging begins. Not a huge inconvenience now that I know to watch for it, but something I find I always have to keep in mind.
     
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  6. Iria

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    Huh. OK, I'll start to be more careful.
     
    #6 Iria, Apr 24, 2012
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    tom, you should have yor charger checked out, that is not normal.
    iria, are you also plugging into a home charger?
     
    #7 bisco, Apr 24, 2012
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