inverter-related codes and "check hybrid system" warning

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Hybridpilot, May 29, 2022.

  1. Hybridpilot

    Hybridpilot Junior Member

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    Hello, appreciate any input you can offer. I was driving on surface streets when suddenly I got these warnings--

    Check hybrid system. Stop the vehicle in a safe place.
    slip indicator
    master caution
    check engine
    brakes

    Car was still driveable with ICE, no battery status showed. I got it home (a few miles) and it's been parked. I'm able to start it and got these OBD codes:

    P0A7A Generator Inverter Performance
    P0A94 DC/DC Converter Performance
    P324E MG ECU Power Relay Intermittent Circuit
    C1259, C1310 brake/skid ECU

    What's the most likely failure here and likely cost to repair? I did have the firmware update recall done in 2020. 12v batt is about a year old.

    I can still start it. Would it be safe to drive to a mechanic?

    Thanks
     
    #1 Hybridpilot, May 29, 2022
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  2. jerrymildred

    jerrymildred Senior Member

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    Welcome. Sorry about your problems. Unless you have over 150k miles on it, it's under warranty in CA. If it was mine and the dealer was less than 10 miles away on slow roads, I might try to limp there. But it's always safer to have it towed on a flat bed. Either way, it looks like it needs professional help and not from "Joe Mechanic." It'll need someone who knows Toyota hybrids.
     
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  3. ChapmanF

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    To simplify the list of codes a little, the first three are all trouble codes from the power management control ECU.

    The last two, C1259 and C1310, are nothing but codes the brake ECU sets whenever there are codes in the power management control ECU. So we know why those are there, and just need to figure out what's caused the first three codes. :)
     
    #3 ChapmanF, May 30, 2022
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  4. Hybridpilot

    Hybridpilot Junior Member

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    closure! here's what was wrong. $2865 total but free to me under warranty
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    #4 Hybridpilot, Jun 11, 2022
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  5. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    ah, the old 'stopped dead in the middle of the highway and everyone was killed' ipm problem.

    glad they covered it for you.
     
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