RED triangle with no CEL after Hybrid Fan Replacement

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by PriuSocal, Jan 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM.

  1. PriuSocal

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    A buddy of mine just called and asked me to help him with an issue on his 2007 Gen 2. He had his HV battery replaced 2 years ago and all has been fine. Recently though, the RED triangle came on with NO symptoms and he took it into a shop where they diagnosed the car and told him the HV Battery fan was faulty and needed replacement, they did so and RED light did not go off, they then inspected further and said it was the blue fan relay and after replacing it they told him that was the issue and the RED triangle still remained on. They told him that he had a CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM issue and had to take it back where his battery was installed and they didnt help him further.

    He states there is NO CEL or any other lights and just the red triangle and car runs/drives fine as well as battery shows normal operating conditions.

    Any suggestions, what I can have him check or help him look at?
     
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    Sooner or later, someone is going to have to attach a scan tool and learn what trouble codes are responsible for that light being on. I'd have done it sooner.
     
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    I totally agree which he did at Autozone but their scanner is basic and showed NO codes present. I was trying to give him DIY checks before he makes the drive to me to use my T10 scanner which should retrieve hybrid codes the Autozone scanners may not.
     
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    Well I would suspect he may just have ran out of oil or coolant. These old cars love to burn oil
     
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    I had him check and he said oil level was near full and all other fluids topped off.
     
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    I had him check and oil was near full and all fluids topped off.
     
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    He needs to look at the white plug above the fan in the rear quarter. It's a problem alot.
     
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    Yep... That white plug has terminals that get corroded... Just cut the plug out and connect the wires with butt connectors and this known problem is fixed. After that's taken care of you need to go after the shop for a bad diagnosis and get a refund for selling you a cooling fan and relay that didn't have anything wrong with it. Go in there with all your ducks lined up in a row so they know you aren't going to back down and will create all kinds of hassle for them if they don't immediately refund your money for their failed diagnosis.