i've been searching different posts for clues as to what could have happened, but still nothing specific to what i'm experiencing... i haven't used the car all day today, and when i finally got out to get groceries, the car wouldn't start! the LCD display showed a yellow warning sign followed by "problem". that shut off after a couple seconds and now its showing the hybrid system problem icon. the battery meter on the display shows it's nearly full, and i have 2 bars in the gas tank. i don't know what else could be wrong. the only thing out of the ordinary was that yesterday, my boyfriend was cleaning the interior front to back, top to bottom including taking out the rear cargo space where the spare tire is found. i'm living in mexico, so it won't be easy to get a toyota dealer... i'm just hoping someone can give me some possible tips to get this thing running again.... your help is appreicated
Don't know if this will help but it sounds like you lost your HV circuits. I have a 2010 prius and lost all my HV when I snagged one of my cables on the HV interlock located in the trunk area. (I was installing a sub-woofer) The master switch is a bright orange switch which has to slide to the right to close the interlock to enable the HV circuits. I don't know where this switch is located in the 2nd gen prius but it should be in the cargo area. Other Gen 2 owners please chime if you know where this interlock is located. Good Luck Best Regards, Jim
Your BF probably did not disconnect the HV unless he was taking the car apart... he probably had the car in ACC while he was cleaning it, listening to the radio or something, and the 12V battery is nearly dead. You can check this using the procedure shown here: http://priuschat.com/forums/newbie-...g-mpgs-dropping-test-battery.html#post1020264 Assuming that it fails the test a jump should get it going. BE CERTAIN to get the polarity correct when getting a jump; as with any modern car getting the polarity reversed can do many hundreds of $ of damage. Once it is running leave the car ON and in Park for an hour, and the battery may recover well enough, but it would be safer to replace it. (Bad BF, bad! Either leave the car ON and in Park so that it can keep itself charged up, or turn it completely OFF!)
