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Help please. 2012 hybrid-c

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Duane75, Aug 7, 2022.

  1. Duane75

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    I just replaced the cooling fan and switch last week and now this. It runs but the engine keeps running and doesn’t go into battery mode?
     
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    read the codes
     
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    It's probably the hybrid battery. You need to read the codes but it is most likely the hybrid battery, 1 or more modules have failed.
     
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    which cooling fan?
     
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    I guess he meant the radiator cooling fan.
     
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    the only one with a switch is the cabin fan, but i may not be defining 'switch' correctly
     
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    I replaced the coolant fan by the radiator and it has a speed control switch. The car runs fine. It just won’t switch to hybrid mode it’s suppose to. I’ll know more tomorrow when I get it to the mechanic
     
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    Instead of switching to hybrid mode when in park it seems the gas engine goes to a lower idle. Seems like it could be a number of things. I bought the Prius c 2012 last April. Paid $7000 for it with 110,000 miles. Now it has 146,000
     
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    He said the problem is because I need to fix the abs brakes and that’s what is causing a cell not to charge.
     
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    Can you provide a video of the dash lights and the engine running?
     
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