Gen 3 prius wont start or Jump Start

so I used to be a member here for a while and have owned quite a few hybrids. I couldn't find my account so I made a new one. This is a 2011 prius II

Anyway, I went to my university campus today with my wife and she hung out in the car for an hour in aux. mode. Anyway when I got back and tried to start the car, it died. I tried jump starting it and that didn't work, I tired it quite a few times and nothing worked. Eventually my wife noticed an icon on the dash and I looked it up and it wasn't recognizing our key, the red light was flashing on it. I assumed the key fob battery was dead. Anyway, I tired the technique of putting it up to the start button and it still wouldn't work.

I call AAA for a tow and he was able to jump it with his cables from under the hood (where I was trying too). So the car starts but unfortunately the hybrid warning system flashed all over the place and the car wasn't working anymore.

I got a tow home and I would really like some idea's where to start. I just pulled the 12v and I have no idea if it is the original or not. It is made in the USA by toyota it looks like, very plain looking but I cant find any dates. I am also going to get the battery for my key fob and try to find a decent price on a battery if this one is no good. Also, after I tried jump starting the car the car started whining a bunch and took a really long time to start, I am pretty sure it was from the inverter, the brake pedal also become very hard to depress.

 

I think I do too, but I am hoping there isn't any other reason why it's not working. Why would it have the hybrid system throw codes right after a jump start?

 

Okay, I really appreciate it. I was just searching this forum for an hour and couldn't find anyone else with the exact same issue. It looks like the optima yellow top is available for 238$, is that a reasonable price?

 

I have not checked, but I can call the dealership tomorrow and see.\

We just have a baby and the my other vehicle is a extended cab truck that doesn't really work for shuttling baby around

 

Looking on toyota's website it looks like the battery costs 239, I will go with that as long as they have it in stock. Should I ask them to charge it? I don't really have a way to charge it myself. Just a battery powered jump starter.

 

Will do. I appreciate it. I will post back tomorrow if I am able to get everything up and working.

 

Alright so I got a OEM 12v for 210$ today and bought a keyfob battery. Car started no problem and there are not any codes or pending codes yet.

BUT I am still worried about the inverter. I checked after I turned on the car for turbulence and I didn't see any. I replaced the coolant at 98k miles (at 103k now) and it was able to circulate to fill it up and get air out. I even had my wife push on the gas and the only movement I saw was it shaking slightly due to the engine. What could be wrong?

 

Yes it is full. But I do not see any movement while running. I replaced the inverter coolant pretty recently with Amsoil approved coolant.

 

I haven't tried driving it yet. I just left it running for an hour and I didn't get any new codes. I posted a new thread on this and haven't really figured out how to confirm this.

 

I might not have mentioned it. I was worried about it because I head some noise under the dash that I thought could be the inverter.