2001 Prius error codes P3000, P3006, P3022, P3030, C1521, C1522

Hi nzprius. It does sound like the battery. Re the reverse gear, in reverse it can only use electric while in forward it can use both electric motors and the engine (though it still requires some battery power for this, to start the engine for example). Hopefully someone here can help you confirm whether it is just the battery and not something else.

If you can get confirmation of the battery then you might try emailing reinvolt (see Remanufactured Hybrid Vehicle Battery Packs) and find out how much it would cost to get a battery pack shipped to NewZealand.

 

I've helped install a Re-InVolt pack. Search the forum and you'll find a lot of details.

GOOD LUCK!
Bob Wilson

 

An excellent question. I agree that the traction battery likely needs to be replaced given the logged DTC.

What is the market value of your car in New Zealand? I'd say that it is not worth spending more than 50% of the current market value on repairs. Hence, in the US, if a Classic owner had to pay $3K for a new battery I would question whether the repair is worthwhile.

Other potential Classic trouble areas include the transaxle, electric steering gear, and inverter. Replacing the transaxle with a new part at dealer prices, will likely exceed the current market value of the car.

Good luck with your decision.

 

I tend to look at the problem from a question of alternatives. What is the replacement cost of another vehicle versus the one needing a major repair?

There are no guarantees in life and everyone has a different threshold of when the vehicle has reached end of life. I tend to accept one major repair but draw the line at multiple major repairs major or minor. But then I remember the poem:

Title: The Deacon's Masterpiece; or The Wonderful "One-Hoss Shay"
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes [More Titles by Holmes]

A Logical Story


Have you heard of the wonderful one-horse shay,
That was built in such a logical way
It ran a hundred years to a day,
And then, of a sudden, it--ah but stay,
I'll tell you what happened without delay,
Scaring the parson into fits,
Frightening people out of their wits,
Have you ever heard of that, I say?
. . .
​

Oliver W. Holmes' poem: Deacon's Masterpiece or Wonderful One-Hoss Shay


But you need to understand I often drive cars with a fairly complete set of tools and sometimes spare parts. I have no problem with incorporating repairs on a trip but this may not match the driving style of others . . . and I respect that.


Bob Wilson

 

Very good news from N-Zed

 

Wow!

Lucky duck!

Bob Wilson

 

What did you end up paying for the new traction battery?

I recommend that you clean the throttle body interior and throttle plate according to the TSB that you will find here:
http://priuschat.com/forums/generat...0-09-copy-sought-p3191-p3101-error-codes.html

Classic Prius is especially susceptible to engine low power and no-start problems resulting from black gunk building up in that area.

 

I learned on this fourum (courtesy of Tochi) that P3191 and P3101 mean you need to replace the ECU, likely a DIY job...

I cannot find a meaning/explanation for code C1259 anywhere.

Does anyone know?
Is it nasty?

Enlightenment please...Thanks!

 

If I recall right, C1259 is a DTC that the antilock braking ECU will log if news reaches it that the HV ECU has complained about, well, pretty much anything. (I suppose this matters to the braking ECU because it means there might be no relying on the HV ECU for regenerative braking.)

I think the conditions in the HV ECU that can cause the brake ECU to log this code include even things as innocuous as the occasional no-start or low-power code when the ICE took longer to start than expected.

If you have no active issues indicated by codes in the HV ECU, you should be able to clear this brake ECU code and not see it come back. (rule 1)

If you do have any current issues evoking HV ECU codes, fix those, then see rule 1.

-Chap

 

That seems inconsistent with what others have posted, mostly the need to clean the throttle body as emphasized in the most recent TSB.

Have you cleared the code to see if it recurs? Is this the only code that you have? This is a code for the HV ECU telling the ABS ECU that it has inhibited regenerative braking due to problems in the HV system. You may see it in conjunction with P3109?

 

I have a 2001 Prius
It is having similar problem with not starting yesterday and the 3191 code comes up
Along with the caution triangle and main battery problem warning.
Trying to push it ahead into the driveway and 3 of us could not.
Is there anyway of pushing this car?

 

If you can put the gear selector into N, and release the parking brake, then it should be possible to push the car.

Regarding DTC P3191, first try cleaning the throttle body interior and throttle plate, using the minimum possible amount of throttle body cleaner.