Red Triangle, VSC, ( ! ), P0446, P2601

Probably not by much... But resetting all the system settings and starting it up with a clean re-boot is worth a shot.

 

That symptom often happens if the engine is near 2 quarts low on oil, but I suspect is not a problem because the error codes would be different, but worth mentioning just to make sure all bases are covered.

 

And presumably, by now, the oil has been topped up. If not, it needs to be topped up ASAP, regardless of anything else that is going on.

 

Have tried repeating this process, and was the vehicle able to start again?

 

Do you know what error codes would come up in that situation. I'm having problems with my 07 I got a hybrid battery from greenbean about a month ago everything was fine for a while then the tod came in with all the other lights had it scanned said p0a80 replace hybrid battery so I cleared it and it kept coming back on everything was working up to pay I had plenty of power then finally after clearing it maybe 3 or 4 times I was taking a corner an the car died.(luckily it was only 4 houses away so I coasted home) Called greenbean they came next day replaced hybrid battery he said it was dead then after he put new one in he cleared codes and it would start then die and also 2 new codes came up p3190 and p0a0f. Which he said is poor engine performance and engine failed to start he also said not to try to start it or it would kill hybrid battery again.
I had it towed to a shop Friday and they called me this morning and said they think it's the 12v battery. I also checked that within the last week and it said it was 13.7v. I know about cars an how to fix em and everything but this is my first prius/first hybrid...Anybody have the same issues or any ideas

 

Sounds like mechanic is hoping for an easy fix... Make it clear that the engine has a problem and no amount of spinning the motor with the hybrid battery is going to fix that. Green Been may also at some point refuse to honor the warranty if your mechanic keeps dumbly draining the pack down.

 

Got the car back yesterday it seems to drive fine it seems like it has more power than before he charged almost 600 to replace the 12v if I knew that's all it was I would've done it myself I'm pissed. He said it was because the back hatch some idiots tried to saw off the latch because they couldn't get it open so if it is not slammed hard the door ajar light comes on the mechanic says that's what caused the 12v to die but I always make sure it's off so I don't know I will just have to wait and see what happens.

 

Green bean said that its going to cost 375 if it happens again unless I can prove it wasn't myself that caused it I asked the mechanic for a letter stating what he did so I could have it for Green bean in case but he said no

 

It sure sounds like your HV battery has a potential ground leak - DTC P0AA6 (aka P3009).

Does your "used" HV battery provider have a physical location to visit, and in turn have them honor whatever warranty you purchased?

 

So you had a P2601 for over a month.......sometimes caused by low coolant in the engine circuit (iirc)....
and drove 200+ miles with low oil to the point you're getting alarms when going around a corner/curve.....

Wish I had some good advice to help you. Hope you get it sorted out.

What are you using to check codes? Are you certain it's Prius compatible for hybrid codes? If not, some codes may not be showing up. Sure sounds similar to what happens with a P0AA6

 

I'm reading one symptom of P0AA6 is that the battery won't charge,

That is false. A P0AA6 will allow you to continue to drive the car normally, until the car is turned off. Once the car is turned on again, it will not allow the car to be placed in ready mode. If you disconnect the 12v battery, the code will clear from memory and allow you to start the car again. If the code comes in again, then it will once again let you drive normally, until you turn the car off. And so on and so on, until the P0AA6 becomes so bad that it triggers as soon as you turn the car on the first time, and never lets you get to ready mode, even after disconnecting the 12v battery.

The P0AA6 is the ONLY code that does this.