Inverter collant pump fails at 70,000 miles,

The inverter coolant pump is one of the weak points. Yours is not the first to fail.

Tom

 

Wouldn't that be covered under the 8/100,000 warranty? Inverter is part of the Hybrid system, and it can't run without the inveerter coolant pump.

My understanding was that the extension was for all hybrid relared parts?

 

yes hyrbid warantry!!

 

yep, those fail from time to time, DH replaced a handful of them. it's covered under powertrain warranty- 5/60.

 

My inverter coolant pump quit just as I was accelerating to get on the freeway. The dealer said that the mechanical pump was leaking too. Since I'm way out of warranty with 135,000 miles on my 04 it cost $1,000 for parts and labor.

 

is the 2004 much different then the 2007? according to my warranty booklet the inverter is good for 150,000 miles. if this also covers
2004 i guess you were ripped off?

maybe someone should post each year along with what tier it was
for confused people like me

california emissions control warranty
parts list long term emission defect warranty

air fuel metering system
engine control computer (engine control module)
throttle body

air induction system
intake manifold and intake air surge tank

catalyst system
catalytic converter (warm up three-way catalyst)
exhaust front pipe
exhaust manifold

evaporative fuel system
fuel tank

hybrid system
battery control computer
generator
hybrid battery
hybrid control computer
inverter with converter
motor

other parts used in above systems
coolant heat storage tank

 

if the inverter with converter is covered but the coolant system that is connected to is not , man i would be upset. heh

 

what the hell 1000...... that pump only cost maybe 30 dollars

 

inverter coolant pump.........................what is this? does it have to do with engine cooling? like a water pump on the older cars? where is it located and is it really just $30 dollars?

 

You should take a look there ->http://priuschat.com/forums/care-maintenance-troubleshooting/36513-inverter-coolant-pump-takes-dive.html it's all explained

 

SyCo, thanks for that. OK. now that i read the previous post, my remaining question would be this.....................

it appears that there might be some fault in the pumps of the 2004/2005's...........HAS this problem been taken care of in the pumps of the late models? i have an 08. is the design of my pump different or the same? has it been updated/redesigned?

 

The TSB (linked in a post from Galaxee) shown in the thread referenced by SyCo (above) suggests that there were changes made to the pump in 2006. The TSB notes a couple of VINs that would be the point in model year 2006 where the change was made. So, as I understand it, 2006 Prius made after that VIN (cars with higher VINs) would have the redesigned part.

 

TOMSWIFT - that's good. so the problem has been fixed..................<i assume?>

 

Nice to know that the inverter pump is covered under the Hybrid warranty. I think my '08 has an 8 year 100K mile warranty. Checking under the hood, I think I will need to add inverter coolant (pink) pretty soon.

 

N3FOL,

What did you see? I would think that having to add inverter coolant in an '08
would indicate a leak or very heavy duty use and should be cause for concern.

I've got an '08 with 13K miles. Is there something beyond the recommended
service items -- oil change, rotate tires -- that I've missed?

 

the inverter coolant pump is not covered by the hybrid warranty. it is covered by the 5 year/60k mile powertrain warranty.

 

Low coolant for a 2008 is not normal, unless it started low.

Tom

 

Lol haha bragging eh? I wish that won't happen to me