Unplugged charger while charging

I hope you were not too mean to the girl. A few dollars can fix anything on the car that broke. Maybe a fuse?

 

try disconnecting the 12v for a few minutes, but i have to warn you, you might lose some data like trip info

 

I probably have unplugged while still charging 100 or 200 times and nothing bad happened.
Well, nothing bad to the car.
PIP was new in 2012, so I've probably charged it over 2500 times.

Mike

 

I’ve pulled the cord on our 2019 prime that we’ve had since April and nothing bad has happened.

It flashes a message in the cabin, but that’s easily dismissible .

 

Could the charging cord need to be reset?

 

There is a world of difference between unplugging at the charging port versus at the wall outlet. The push-button on the pistol grip disconnects power before the plug can be removed. But yanking the cord out of the wall during active charging will produce a visible spark accompanied by a voltage spike. It's probably twice as bad with a level 2 charger operating at 220 volts.

 

I would try to open the charger and look all around for a blown fuse inside, after unplugging it first!

 

unplugging from the wall is no different than your power going out while charging. the car can handle it. i think there's a blurb in the o/m

 

If I'm correct in gathering that the wall outlet is still working and that your EVSE worked on your neighbor's volt, and a different charging station did not work for you, then that definitely narrows it down to the car. Even though you don't report any indicator lights, there's still some sort of fault that ought to show up as a code. I think I'd check for trouble codes first using Techstream or another PiP literate reader. It would seem that unplugging from the wall induced some sort of s power spike that the car didn't like. One can get away with that most of the time, but apparently not all the time.

If it's a blown fuse, I would not expect a code, though, so that's the other place to look. In fact, before you doo anything else, how about fuse #17 in the engine compartment?

 

I've stupidly done this before (while it was actively charging) and can confirm the quite noticeable sparking. In my case, it didn't cause any damage, however, I can see how it would.

 

To prevent sparking...press the button on the charger cable, wait ~1 sec, then pull the charger out.

Mike

 

That would work. But won't happen when it's someone who doesn't know there's a proper sequence for unplugging. It's really a bit scary that some passer-by could casually yank the plug from the wall outlet and possibly damage the car.

 

I missed this before. Yes, the battery has two sources of power. The MG's in the transaxle feed the battery through the inverter and the EVSE feeds the charger which feeds the battery through the inverter. Two sources going to the same destination, so it's possible for one to have a problem while the other still works.

Anyway, it's been a few days: what's the word on the fuse or fuses?