Prius yellow triangle light on and car not accelerating above 25 KMH

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Jay Saleem, Apr 25, 2019.

  1. Jay Saleem

    Jay Saleem New Member

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    Hello friends,
    I bought a prius 2011 1.8 just a day back. I checked it through expert and there was no.computer error. Batteries are also good.
    I was driving and it started to.rain. suddenly a yellow death triangle came and my car was not accelerating above 25 KMH. I also got this warning of Hybrid System Check. I stopped the car and then restarted the engine. The yellow triangle is still here but the car started to work but after few kilometers it again did same thing.
    Iam new to prius and its my first hybrid vehicle. Please guide me if someone can help. Would be grateful
    Regards
     

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    #1 Jay Saleem, Apr 25, 2019
  2. Maarten28

    Maarten28 Active Member

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    Take it to a dealer or a specialist to get the error codes checked out and then take it back to where you bought it and demand your money back. You probably bought a lemon. Reset error codes, cross fingers it doesn't rain on the test drive and sell it to some poor soul, that's probably what happened to you.
    Oh, I see you're in Pakistan. No offense, but that is how I imagine business goes in your country.

    You could read the error codes yourself with an OBDII plug and an app on a smartphone.
     
    #2 Maarten28, Apr 26, 2019
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  3. Borninblue

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    Sorry, someone likely scammed you. All they did was probably disconnect the battery long enough to clear codes. Car will drive a short while then codes come back when traction battery is dying.
     
    #3 Borninblue, Apr 26, 2019
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