Posted by Bob & Holly Wilson on January 25, 2009, 10:13 pm
> Toyota service gets a diagnostic crack at the problem in 3 days. Also,
> the check engine indicator came on for a while ....
>
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:35:40 -0500, Steve Giannoni
>
> >The battery doesn't seem to be charging or powering normally. e.g.
> >when stopped, the ICE never seems to run, as in topping up the
> >battery, etc. Could the battery be failing somehow? Other thoughts?
Looking forward to hearing about the codes but it might also help to
describe where you are running your Prius and typical daily use.
Bob Wilson
Posted by Michael Pardee on January 25, 2009, 8:50 pm
> The battery doesn't seem to be charging or powering normally. e.g.
> when stopped, the ICE never seems to run, as in topping up the
> battery, etc. Could the battery be failing somehow? Other thoughts?
From what I have gathered over a few years of posts in the Yahoo forum is
that a failing main battery shows up as increasing ICE run time, if
anything.
The hybrid system has its own rules for the battery state of charge, and it
will rarely allow the battery to get very full in normal use. If it gets
down to one bar on the display when idling then you may have a problem,
otherwise it sounds like it is doing its job.
Mike
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> the check engine indicator came on for a while ....
>
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:35:40 -0500, Steve Giannoni
>
> >The battery doesn't seem to be charging or powering normally. e.g.
> >when stopped, the ICE never seems to run, as in topping up the
> >battery, etc. Could the battery be failing somehow? Other thoughts?