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2005 Prius- !, check engine and other lights on

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by chrisj, Jan 12, 2017.

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  1. JC91006

    JC91006 Senior Member

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    We are addressing the fan issue?
     
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    Guys, thanks again for your input.....I drove it for a while today and noticed that:

    1- the engine never shuts off now.

    2- the battery icon shows that it's always charged to the max, never being used.

    That said I was shopping it to dealers to see who would give me the best deal on a trade. I ended up with a 2012 Prius III w/ 45k miles for $12,900 and they gave me $1,500 on the trade. I feel pretty good about it, the 05 served me well for 8 years and was beat up pretty bad. The new car is in excellent shape with some new bells and whistles and had a solid service history. Hope this one takes me to 162,000 miles as well!

    Cheers,

    Chris
     
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    congrats man, all the best! change your info.(y)
     
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    We are addressing any "issue" that is intermittent and doesn't have an obvious cause.
    But it's a moot point now since the got rid of the car.
     
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    Towards the end the issues were always happening- looked like the batteries (always) stayed fully charged but the engine never seemed to shut off....an issue with the electric motor maybe? I noticed a gnarly squeaking sound from the engine compartment when I started it up without driving for a day....
     
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    You probably had the HV battery going bad......or maybe a control computer.
    One parameter reported a full battery.......but another one said that then engine still needed to run to charge it more.
    I think that is a fairly common indication of the HV battery failing.
     
    #26 Sam Spade, Jan 16, 2017
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