P0A94-172 & P324E-788 Codes

Lost for words and don't know how i will handle this one. My car is a 2010 with 88k miles, have owned it for about 3 years now in Africa. This morning, while backing out of the house, i engaged D as i usually do and felt this rare jolt, next thing the dash lights lit up with the "Check hybrid system". I immediately felt i a limited throttle response ..so i decided to park by the side.
Scanned the car with Techstream and got the following codes:

P0A94 - 172 DC/DC Converter Performance

P324E - 788 MG-ECU Power Relay Intermittent Circuit

I have spent the past hour or two on PC reading through users who have had similar codes and about the IPM failures in these 2010 models. i confirmed through the Toyota recall website that the EOE recall was not applied to the car before i got it and shipped it to Africa...There is very limited, if any support from authorized Toyota dealerships here for hybrid vehicles and i wonder what my predicament will be and if indeed i will be able to have this recall applied or i have to provide this cost out of pocket which i can't afford now. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

 

Ok, I called Toyota Customer Experience Center, the agent was cordial and professional. We had a lengthy discussion and he explains that i will have to work with the local dealership to apply the recalls - based on the provided VIN #. he confirmed that the vehicle had two pending recall items.

Safety Recall G0U
STOP SALE - Safety Recall E0E

He opened a case file and said that Toyota will be willing to have the parts sent to the local dealership once a communication channel has been established. I will engage the local Toyota dealership and see how it goes. I'm about to make a trip in the next few days, will see how much i can progress this tomorrow before my trip!
Anyone with this type of experience kindly share...don't really know what to expect but i keep my fingers crossed and update as soon as i get updates.

 

Just an update to this. The good folks at Toyota Nigeria came through and ordered the inverter from Toyota US. Even though it required a lot of persistence and follow up, the process took some time (about 3-4 months). When the inverter arrived incountry and was sent to the dealer, I was required to tow the Prius to the dealership workshop. The new inverter was fitted and Prius is fully operational. I will post the part number of the new inverter. Thanks Toyota ... loving my Prius even more ...Recently, I got a good price for a 2015 Prius plugin with 105k miles. I went ahead and made the payment, vehicle is yet to ship from the US. I plan to sell the 2010 upon taking delivery of the plugin. My only concern is that unlike my current 2010 Prius which is still under warranty, I am not sure I can access the warranty on this 2015 since it's over 100,000 miles. I will see how that goes.

 

Thanks Johnny Cakes,m.wynn and Prodigyplace....i feel so immensely indebted to PC, it has been a tremendous resource and positive place for me. Folks do not truly know the amount and wealth of information that resides here. Its amazing!! i only wish i could do even more and give back for all the learning and information that i have gotten here. Without PC, and all the knowledgeable others here, i really don't think that driving a Prius would have been a positive experience for me, let alone being able to assist others. I am currently in-travel and will revert back with the new inverter part number as soon as i can. One thing i noticed with having driven with both inverters at different times, is that the newer inverter definitely gives the vehicle a bit more power, vehicle is a little bit more responsive than before (it has always been responsive though). However, i really do not know if i should attribute the increased responsiveness to only the inverter alone or also to the fact that during the downtime, i took the sometime to do some cleaning of the HV battery busbars..In any case, it is all good. I have been researching the Prius Plugin forum to get more information about the 2015 lithium pack, i know that lithium packs require a lot more care and is more delicate that nimh packs but still searching. I intend to get one of a 220v charger down the line, my search took me to the juicebox from emotorwerks but at this stage, i'm still researching and getting info that i can use.