2007 with 146k miles shut off in driveway during neg degree weather and will not start HELP!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Paige E, Jan 31, 2019.

  1. Paige E

    Paige E New Member

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    My 2007 Prius was idling in the driveway to clear the windshield and it just stopped running. It will not do anything now. No lights no nothing. It is extremely cold here. What do I do?
     
    #1 Paige E, Jan 31, 2019
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    How cold is it? Could the 12v battery have frozen?
     
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    First thing with no lights or indicators is to check the 12v and possibly jump, however I doubt that is the issue if it stopped while in Ready mode. It might take a few minutes to bring up the 12v battery voltage if it is very low. It is possible the battery internally failed and brought the whole 12v bus down. If a jump does not do it and you know how to manually open the hatch from inside,I would remove the battery and take it to an auto supply for testing and possible replacement. Any chance you ran out of gas? I suppose water in the fuel might have froze but that seems unlikely as well ifit was running.
     
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    Does the dome light come on?
     
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    Call a cab.......and a tow truck.
    This is a serious answer, for a person who has no idea what might be the cause.
     
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    wait until spring
     
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    If this happens, hopefully the hybrid battery doesn’t stay hibernating :eek:.
     
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    I think Paige froze to death. This could be bad press for Toyota.:whistle:
     
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    Paige yeah check 12v battery also main fuses after that, if the dome light comes on it might not be the battery though.
    terramir
     
    #9 terramir, Feb 2, 2019
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