12v charging comes on and off again.

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    Hello, I'm new here. I am using a 2009 model gen 2 prous. The other day the car suddenly turned on all the fault lights and after a while the engine stopped. On the display test screen, I observed that sometimes it was charging at 14.2 volts, and sometimes (while the car was running) it suddenly dropped to the 11-12 volt range. Anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening? I can't understand it with an OBD device. Errors are already coming from all systems because the power drops. I noticed that this problem occurs when the car warms up. As far as I know, the 12v small battery is charged by dc invertor. Should I replace the invertor? Where should I look in the charging system? Thank you very much in advance.
     
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    First look at the connections at BOTH ends of the main battery cables.
    Then have the battery itself tested.

    Having a multi-meter would be helpful.

    Having the charging system itself fail is a fairly rare occurrence
    based on the lack of reports here.

    NOTES:
    Have there been any other indications that might point to a failing
    HV hybrid battery ?

    What kind of display are you looking at which shows
    the 12 V system voltage ?
     
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    Someone (was it @RGeB ?) has posted graphs of the normal system charging voltage over time while driving. if I remember right, a noticeable feature in the graphs was an occasional brief dip in the the charging output voltage (which, I surmise, the car does in order to gauge the state of charge of the 12 volt battery, but I don't know this for certain).

    Which does mean, I suppose, that if the battery is in an especially bad way, the voltage dips will be bigger than intended at those moments.
     
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    I loaded a video but I can't load it on priuschst. today I changed the inverter but problem still continues.
     

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    I checked the 12v battery terminals, they are all connected tightly. Honestly, I replaced the inverter today, but the problem still persists. If the car is cold, it is not a problem. When the car starts to warm up, that is, when I drive for a while. When I turn on the air conditioner, the air conditioner starts to warm up slightly and turns off, and then all the lights start to turn on. Check the signal on the small screen. I follow the voltage from the mode. I see that the voltage drops to 12v, then immediately becomes 14v. If I continue driving, 14v never comes and the battery slowly drops to 10v and the car turns off completely.

    Now I changed the inverter. But the problem continues. Which parts charge the Small Battery? Does the possibility that the hybrid battery is defective cause this result? Does the transmission have anything to do with the charging system? Now there is a red triangle on my screen and all the fault lights are on.
    And exhaus is broken.

    The problem occurs when the car turns on the fan, that is, when it warms up.
     

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    Now I saw that my fan was running constantly and although I opened the radiator cap while it was hot, there was no pressure, the radiator and the water in it were cold. Could it be that the vehicle is cutting off its charge because there is a thermostat problem or a water pump problem? I apologize to everyone for writing too much, but believe me, I have no choice but to write to you.
     
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    Hello and welcome to PriusChat!

    If you have a number of warning lights come on, it would be helpful to know all codes that are present. Then we can try to figure what is the cause, and what is the effect.

    Many scantools cannot communicate with the 15-16 systems that are present on a Gen2 Prius.

    Here is a review of several scantool apps and devices. Some are capable of scanning all systems on your car.

    FYI, your first 5 posts are moderated and will take some time before they appear on the forums.

    https://priuschat.com/index.php?posts/3290690

    Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
     
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    I checked and giving p0a93 inverter cooling performans. Have I to change inverter pomp?
     
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    Almost sounds like a DTC P0A93, but you didn't mention a lack of AC or CC. How many miles on the vehicle, or the inverter coolant pump?
    Can you please post the OBD2 codes in this thread.
     
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    Yes thanks everyone I changed the inverter circulation pomp and it fixed. If anybody live the same problem he/she must be this part.
     
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