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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by badprius, Nov 11, 2021.

  1. badprius

    badprius Junior Member

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    2010 Prius has ran perfect since I change the plugs. No warning lights no loss of power. I took it to the paint shop and now they say it will not start. I changed out the 12 V battery with a brand new battery and had that brand new battery rechecked. Still would not start. I took it to Toyota they say it is pulling all of these codes Update. Your Prius has all these codes :C2122, B1504, P0A80, C0205, C2123, C1242, B1504, B2312, U0100, U0155, P0301, P3000, U0101, U0293, C1259, U0142, P0302, C2309, C0200, U0131. They say I need a new hybrid battery. However, the car was not showing any signs of needing a new battery prior to the paint shop. Could there be another reason for pulling a codeP0A80?. And what type of test should I tell them to check on the battery to make sure that it is actually the hybrid battery?
     
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    Meet me thanks the presence of those codes indicate a bad high voltage system when they recheck it they're going to get the same codes I believe

    SM-A715F ?
     
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    Guessing they managed to run the hybrid battery down, maybe had it "On" for a protracted time. These cars don't often do well, in the hands of valets, window tinters, body shops, pretty much anyone who borrows it short term. Poor design in that regard.

    That said, ours has been in body shop multiple times, no problems. But they are vulnerable methinks.
     
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    I would "start" with the basics like a blown fuse or fusible link. The 125amp fusible link and several others are known to blow on a reverse polarity jump or reversed 12v installation (harder to do unless a "close enough" battery was used). The reversed polarity jump is too common and the fuse is not easy to see much less access. I will share the easy inspection secret below. Use a flashlight in the engine fuse box.

    Second step is to check the rest of the engine box fuses, one at a time, replacing each promptly. People mix them up.

    Third, where did they work? Check all cables and connections in that area. Check the high voltage orange disconnect in the hatch area. If earlier disconnected many fail to do the final slide step.

    * 125a fuse visible from top.jpg *Fuse box diagram with jump point.jpg

    Prius battery hv disconnect.jpg
     
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    Would a Toyota dealership not check this stuff? Maybe yes, maybe no, lol.
     
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    Just had a lady on here where the dealer missed the obvious and wanted to change a $1000 ecu. It took them two months and a little help from Priuschat to get the free repair without an ecu. Personally I don't think a paint shop can ruin a hv battery. Maybe a 12v battery.
     
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    That's an awful lot of codes. Several may just be spurious due to a loss of power (ie blown fuse/battery swap, etc). Since you have all the codes recorded, you can always clear them and see what comes back so you have something to focus on. As mentioned above, definitely check ALL fuses first to make sure it's not something simple.

    If the P0A80, P0301, P0302 come back, I would be concerned about the p0301 and 302 first since those indicate misfires on cylinder 1 and 2. Isn't that where the famous Gen 3 (commonly the 2010 and 2011) head gasket failure occurs? I would make sure I have a handle on that before I dumped a bunch of money into an HV battery, assuming the HV battery code is real.
     
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    No the Toyota dealer said they will not check anything else other than the codes. They say that they work strictly all the codes. If they pull a code and the code says it’s bad then they replace whatever the coattails them. I thought that sounded ridiculous. But that’s what they told me over and over
     
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    That is ridiculous. And uninformed—by Toyota's own training and repair manuals. And unprofessional. And unethical.