I was robbed......

This is going to be a very expensive lesson. Any chance you can take legal action against the seller? What you have described is fraud.

Tom

 

I'd take it back to the seller and try to get a refund. Barring that, there's always small claims court.

 

You need a reliable car, you will find one for less than the amount the dealer is asking for the repairs. If you put a little more, you could even get a recent year, reliable used car like a Honda or a Toyota. Unless you are an auto mechanic type and have low cost access to a mechanic shop, I'd advise against getting the car repaired. You don't know what other repairs will keep coming up in the future. Plus, the person doing the repairs may not do the best job. You appear to have done your diligent research before buying the car, so my heart goes out to you. You should explore your options regarding suing the mf who sold that car to you. I think lawyers sometimes are willing to work for no cost up front, but a share of the winnings later. You may first confront the a-hole and give him/her a chance. Good luck.

 

I feel for you, and am very sorry what that SOB did to you.
In the future, don't rely on ANY report, take any car to a mechanic you trust and have them give it a look.
I would suggest that is too much to pay for repairs. Personally, I would rather find a less expensive car. Take any legal recourse possible against the seller and count this as a very expensive learning opportunity

 

I'm very sorry to hear about your problem. I'm going to assume that you are stuck with this purchase and have to make the best of it. (Of course, if you can successfully reverse the transaction that would be best.)

Assuming you are committed to the car, please ask your dealer's service writer for the DTC (diagnostic trouble codes) logged by your car.

Also, how many miles did you drive the car, before the red triangle master warning light came on? What other warning lights appeared?

What driveability issues does the car demonstrate (i.e., unusual noise, lack of acceleration, etc.)

 

I am sorry, cut your lose buy a cheap corrola and have him served with papers call the local DA and the newspaper you will be surprised what a newspaper can do

 

Doesn't carfax provide buyback guarantee?

From Carfax site

The CARFAX Buyback Guarantee protects you from unknowingly buying a used car with DMV-reported incidents (salvage, fire, flood damage, odometer problems or lemon history). This coverage lasts one year and is transferable.


I hope you are covered under this guarantee.

 

yes but try to make them pay

 

Also google the vin number you might find some more info on the car that could help.

 

Contact CarFax and tell them what happened. They will send you claim forms and will want to inspect the vehicle. Get documentation from the Toyota dealer about the past damage and what it will take to fix. Also have the bill of sale available so Car Fax can decide if it's cheaper to buy the car from you or have it fixed.

It might be worth paying an attorney a few hours of time to write a letter on your behalf.

 

If you do decide to pursue repairs for the car used parts from some of the Prius dismantlers are readily available. When I repaired my salvage car I had to replace a connector that is not available from Toyota. To by the connector would have required me to buy an inverter and an A/C compressor. The used replacement parts were less than $75. If you do decide to repair it send me a PM and I'll see if I can help you find the correct parts. I already have a good idea of what you would need and they would be very cheap to fix.

 

sorry to hear what happened. i have never used carfax (up until Prius, i have either bought brand new, or bought cars for less than $1000 so had either very high or no expectations at all) so dont know anything about them.

now, if they provide a service, they must have some sort of garauntee on their word. now, it might only get your money back from carfax only, but feedback is the only way that any service gets better so i would start providing that to everyone.

carfax, AG, seller, etc.

 

Techy person here, But if the actual Inverter is working it self.. You can fix the wires.. But yes if you are not able to do such or don't feel confertable doing such then dont.. But you have to look at it this way.. YOU had it working for a week- Means it was working.. my mind would say "i should fix it".. The temp gauge in the tranny can be taken care of for 400 or so dollars by getting an electronic dip stick which can be read in the car to see the temp.. Cause your tranny works. or you can take tranny apart and "supposedly" fix it.. from i gather your shop is lieing to.. its = to the Greed Factor here.. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$4

 

I just looked at my shop manual at the temperature sensor. Chances are that the connector on the side of the transaxle is what is damaged and not the sensor itself. The connector can be unbolted and is replaceable. It could even be a poor repair to the harness leading to the sensor.

 

The part number for the connector housing for the M10 connector is 90980-11034 and is $5.51 from parts.com and the part number for the pin (with a wiring pigtail) is 82998-12440 and is $4.53 from parts.com. Don't buy and entire inverter, you only need the wire. Contact Steve Woodruff at autobeyours.com and he can get you just the harness you need.

 

First, congratulations to you for having all of the relevant data available for us to comment on.

Second, I'd say you are very fortunate that jelloslug joined the discussion, as I know that he is an expert when it comes to Prius front-end accident damage and performing first-class repairs of said damage.

Since your car does not demonstrate driveability problems, I would say the repairs that you need are not serious. You should not spend a tremendous amount of $$$ for repairs that are somewhat cosmetic in nature.

DTC P0A2D Drive Motor "A" Temperature Sensor Circuit High. This is logged by the hybrid vehicle ECU. The problem here is an open or a short in motor temperature sensor #1 circuit. I suggest that you try jelloslug's suggestion about replacing the connector first.

DTC C1310 Malfunction in HV System. This is logged by the skid control ECU, and the meaning is that ECU thinks there's something wrong with the hybrid vehicle ECU (which you already know, given DTC P0A2D). Hopefully this DTC will go away, once you've addressed the temperature sensor circuit above.

DTC B1412 Ambient Temperature Sensor Circuit. This is logged by the air conditioning ECU. Since we know the car was in a front-end accident, the problem is likely the sensor mounted in front of the A/C condenser or the associated wiring harness.

Regarding the damage to the high voltage inverter wiring harness, see if you can buy a used harness from jelloslug's sources. It is not necessary to buy the inverter itself, unless you see physical damage to that part.

Good luck, let us know how this unfolds please.

 

Also, be aware that the connection for the transaxle temperature connector is a 3 piece setup. There is the connector from the wiring harness, a double sided plug that is bolted to the transaxle, and an internal connector that goes to the sensor itself. Without seeing the your car first hand I would say the broken part(s) are the connector that comes from the wiring harness and/or the double sided plug that is bolted to the transaxle. Both of those parts are cheap and easy to fix. I had a similar problem on my salvage car (it was one of the resolver connections) and I was able to fit it with no lasting problems.