Grille shutter Inoperative

Only if the cause of the light is repaired.

 

Which is was, the text warning was already gone by Post #7 of this thread.,

 

I hear ya! <double wink>

 

But was the gas cap seated?

 

Exact same thing just happened to me just got off the road after eight hundred mile trip went back out to the car get this exact same message after shutting it down and restarting I'm driving approximately a mile the message went away check engine light is still on and will not go out yet coincidently I'm heading to the dealer for the 5000 mile service tomorrow I just traded in my 2010 Prius 2 for 2017 four touring

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Did you find anything stuck in the shutters?
The person that had the block heater cord blocking the shutters later had a car fire that points toward the block heater cord. If you have the cord blocking, get it replaced even if it looks OK. There could be inside damage.

 

Or just inspect it and check it's resistance, should be around 36 ohms between the two flat prongs.

 

Will do found nothing blocking it. I don't recall anything flying in at the grill. Good thing I live close to the dealer. They will handle in am.

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I suspect some strands of the cable got damaged and it heated up due to the current draw of the heater. A low current ohmmeter will not find that issue.

 

Upon further inspection I found a little teeny piece of plastic lodged in the shutters that must have been road to breathe because nothing looked like it was broken looks like it return to normal operation but the check engine light is on good thing I'm heading to the dealer tomorrow for my first service thanks

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Just an update left the dealership they reset the code everything was fine.

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I got the grill shutter failure message. Took to to the dealer. Not covered under warranty because there was debris in the tray behind and below the shutter. Not that it wasn't stuck in the shutter itself but they still said it wasn't covered because the debris most likely cause the failure.

So this is a warning to anyone who their Prius under warranty. If you shutter fails, you need to remove the tray below the radiator and clean out any debris that might have flown in there or your warranty won't cover it.

Bottom line is the dealer gets less if they repair it under warranty. A LOT less so it's in their interest to try and deny coverage so they can get more from you. I declined and will fix it myself. They want $800 to fix it parts and labor. They said the shutter itself needs to be replaced but it doesn't. It's fine. It's just the actuator which will cost me $250 new.