Prius (2010-12) :: Unable To Use EV Mode - Insufficient Charge


Mar 25, 2011

Since I purchased my 2010 I've never been able to use EV mode. I know it's just a novelty, and actually hurts gas mileage (due to the need to convert gas to electricity to recharge the battery), so I haven't lost sleep over this, but it is somewhat annoying.

Is there a known problem with 2010s and EV mode? No matter how gently I apply the accelerator it pops out into ECO mode again almost immediately with a message like "insufficient charge" (or something like that), even if the battery is near full charge (I've never seen it fully charged).

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Current codes: P3000, P3020, C1259, C1310, C1378

Car will run and drive but is in limp mode

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Why this is happening? My dreams of going for months without filling up with gas are starting to fade away.

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Last week, I parked my car on my way to work and, while the car was idling in park, the Triangle of Death (red with exlamation mark within) came up on the dashboard. The car went into limp mode -- it was unable to shift into drive or reverse -- so I had it towed to Darcars in Silver Spring, MD. They thought the original 12v battery was dead, so they replaced it.

P0AA6 -- 526 and 613 codes 600 miles after Transaxle Fluid Replacement...

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2. Engine will not turn off when coming to stops. Mind you when the battery is above 3 lines.

3. Throttle response feels like it's in PWR mode(super sensitive) but the engine is leggy. If I floor it for a sec the RPMS are super slow to come down.

4. The Eco line is quick to go in PWR portion and I'm not pushing it any harder than I was before all of this started. It seems like when I push the gas it skips the electric and automatically pulls from the engine.

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