Prius (Gen 3) :: Decoding Of ZVW30?
Oct 3, 2015
What does that ZVW30 mean exactly and is that the code for a 2015?
If not, what is it's code?
Oct 3, 2015
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Prius (Gen 2) :: Decoding Of List Of Codes
P0000
P002B
P003A
P001f
P0023
P0034
P0043
P0050
First time I see an error code 7.5 years into the car.
Camry :: Decoding Of Code C0205
I recently purchase camry 09 and when I did the computer for the car it returns me P0012 and C0205 errors. I have searched for P0012 error and got an idea to check the oil control valve. but for C0205, what exactly I have to check for?
View 2 RepliesLexus GX 2004-09 :: GX470 - Decoding CEL Codes
I need to find the correct troubleshooting procedures for the following cel codes, before I go out and get a expensive used ABS Pump Complete Brake Booster Master Cylinder.
C1201
C1223
C1252
C1256
C1337
P0031
Ford Fuel System :: Decoding Carb - C9AF C C 9E 16?
I have an old Autolite, tag reads- C9AF C C 9E 16. Need to break that down? Just wondering what it came off of.
View 1 RepliesPrius (Gen 2) :: Headlights Will Not Go On
My head lights will not go on, yet the tail lights and parking lights work fine. Even the turn signals work.
View 3 RepliesPrius (Gen 3) :: ICE Action With No AC Or Fan On
The engine is fairly hot after driving 2 miles in hot weather. Waiting a minute or longer for green light. No A/C or fan. Battery is 3/4 full (judging by number of bars). Windows fully open to cool the cabin. My foot is on the brake. The ICE suddenly starts and turns off at the same time. I had the car for near 3 years and this is the first time.
View 6 RepliesPrius (Gen 3) :: Can't Get Out Of EV Mode
Here is my problem. In the mornings when I turn on the car and begin to drive away, it operates as if it is in EV mode even though the ECO or PWR light is on. The motor (ICE) turns on as part of the initial warm up but it does not power the car on acceleration. I continue to accelerate enough so that it should ordinarily kick in the motor, but it is only electric powering my car and the battery quickly drains before I even reach the end of my block. I've tried warming up the car, pushing all the EV, PWR, ECO buttons randomly but the only way I've found to fix the problem is to floor it completely which finally starts the motor. Then the problem doesn't happen again until I start the car to go home after work. The problem is most evident in PWR mode where I can clearly tell that the motor (ICE) is not powering the fast acceleration.
View 19 RepliesPrius C :: ICE Always Comes On After Startup?
I understand that the ICE comes on to warm up the coolant and recharge the battery if low. However, in the middle of summer and with a full battery, my ICE still comes on even if I have just parked for a short while. Is that normal? I have heard that it doesn't come on for some people if the battery is not lower than 2 bars and the coolant should stay warm for a couple of days.
View 19 RepliesPrius (Gen 3) :: Why Does Warming Up Use So Much Gas
I'm relatively new to owning a Prius (just over a month now) and am loving it so far. I've also been lurking these forums for a while and love reading over the technical explanations of how the Prius works and all that stuff. There something that I've been curious about recently
As we all know, unless it's already been running/warmed up recently the ICE has to start up around 7 seconds after turning on the ignition (unless in EV mode). When it does, fuel consumption figures go through the roof (10-15L/100km - which equates to around 20mpg) which is obviously very high.
Now, I leave my Prius in the underground garage of my apartment complex which is basically about 20 degrees celsius (70 fahrenheit) year round, which is pretty warm. So I'm curious about a few things:
1) Why the engine has to warm up when it is stored in a warm environment anyway (a regular ICE car doesn't need to warm up - you can turn it on a drive off).
2) Why fuel consumption is so high when the engine presumably isn't actually doing anything other than idling (or is it??)
3) To improve fuel consumption, would it be better to start off in EV mode, and only switch to normal/ECO when I know I'm actually going to need the ICE such as when I enter the actual roadway (so the engine is never in use when it is not actually powering the car)? I know fuel consumption will still be higher than normal as with any car when it is first started, but wouldn't this at least save it turning on unnecessarily?
4) If it is better to do this, why does it need to 'warm up' at all?
Prius (Gen 2) :: 2007 Key Fob Went Wet
Rule one of key fobs: Never run them through the washer! they are never that dirty. Although if one contemplates the dirt factor of money, fobs can't be that far behind. The odds of all these years of electronic hardware in the pockets finally caught up to me. It happened.
Now my fob has lost its mind. It is randomly issuing "lock the doors" commands to the car, which makes it entertaining to travel with. Just for fun there are random intervals of behaving itself. This winter I leashed my fob in my parka. Couldn't risk losing that thing out in the fields.
Prius (Gen 2) :: AC On Max But No Cold Air
Still working on the ac problem, both fans are blowing in towards the motor with the AC on max, inside fan on high.(blower was replaced by dealer 5/13). Still no cold air.
View 7 RepliesPrius (Gen 2) :: ABS, VSC And The Red Triangle Came On
I left home and got 1/2 mile down the road when the ABS, VSC and the Dreaded Red Triangle came on. I've cleaned the battery cooling fan (Big Dogs) recently and the dealer changed the Inverter cooling pump a few weeks ago. It is working as I see fluid moving in the reservoir. When I power up the car, the Battery cooling fan comes on within 30 seconds high speed. I've never heard it run on high speed before. When I put my hand in front of the cooling outlet I feel hot air.
The car has 182K miles on it. The charge screen shows the battery about 1/2 full.
The starting battery is original but has never been a problem.
Prius (Gen 2) :: Car Keeps Restarting Itself
I turn the car off and 1 of 3 things happen.
Nothing and everything is fine.
It restarts itself instantly and everything is reset ( radio stations, gas gauge, MPG info )
I shut the door and start to walk away and it restarts ( and everything in 2 )
Just like number 2, everything just resets ( it looses it's memory) but it doesn't restart.
Or I get in the car and nothing happens at all. I sit there push the power button NOTHING, no lights, no panel lights, no response whatsoever. At this point I usually just wait and keep pushing it until it finally starts. Sometimes if I shut the door hard it will come back to life, but not always. My first thought was the 12v battery, but I ran the checker on the car and it seems fine, I also had it checked at and they said that it was fine.
I feel like the car is possessed or something. It doesn't always happen but today it happened 8 times, and that's just effing annoying.
Prius (Gen 3) :: AC Blows Hot Air
Went to turn on the AC on our 2011 Prius and its blowing out nothing but hot air . The AC lights light up as if it's on and operates as if it's on but it feels like the heater .
View 13 RepliesPrius (Gen 3) :: Fog Lights Came On Even When Car Is Off
I bought the OEM-quality fog lights from the site's Prius store a while ago and had them installed. Two days ago, I was walking down my drive in the middle of the night to get the newspaper. My car was parked right outside the garage with the doors locked. I was startled to see that my fog lights were on,even though my car was off. My car had been sitting outside for 2 days due to a brief cold snap we had here (I had filled all 3 of the garage parking spots with thousands of my super-tropical plants so they wouldn't be hurt by the cold).
Thinking back, this was the first time in a really long time that I have even seen my car in a nighttime/dark setting, so no telling how long my fog lights have been going without ever shutting off. I only drive my Prius about once every two or three weeks, so it usually is sitting in my garage. Anyway, I have turned it on/off, locked/unlocked it manually and with the remote, driven it up and down the street, turned the lights and the fog lights on/off in every possible combination, etc., and the fog lights simply will NOT go off. Nothing happens when I push the fog light button on the dash. When the car is powered off, the fog lights dim down to approximately the output of a 7w household nightlight. They brighten on up to their normal intensity/output once the car is powered on.
I know NOTHING at all about car wiring, so I don't have a clue what might be wrong. I replaced the Prius battery with a more powerful one a while back; otherwise the car battery would definitely be dead by now.
Prius (Gen 2) :: VSC And ABS Lights Came On
The abs and vsc lights have been going on and off for a few weeks. I waited until the lights were on and stayed on so the dealer could get any codes because they have said they can't read them if the lights are off. So they come back after 20 minutes and tell me that the lights are on but their computer says there is no problem.
That means to them there is some communication problem and they need at least 2 hours to figure out the communication problem. Then they can start figuring out why the abs and vsc lights are.
Gen 2 Prius :: How To Tell If HID In 2004
Is there a way to tell whether my 2004 Prius has factory DIB headlight?
View 13 RepliesPrius V :: ASL Not Working?
Found quite a few posts from GIII owners scratching their heads over this one, but haven't seen it addressed.
View 4 RepliesPrius V Fuel :: Can't Get Above 35 Mpg
I have a Prius v, level V with tech package, factory tires, one month old with ~500 miles on it. I, for the life of me, cannot get my car to average above 35 mpg! We live in a hilly area, but I have been driving my Honda Civic Hybrid for 8 years and consistently get 39-40mpg. I am very aware of acceleration/coasting/etc. while I drive and notoriously do not have a lead foot.
Is the Prius just worse on hills? I keep trying the Eco/Normal/Power modes to see if any of them do better on hills. Anyone else find that one is more fuel efficient on hills? Could something else be wrong?? I am really bummed about the mileage. Everything else I LOVE about this car.
Prius C Fuel :: Keep ICE On At Low RPM?
I have been experimenting with trying to get the ICE to stay on at low RPM (monitored with UltraGauge). Maybe the C knows best, but here are 2 cases where I'd like to avoid a switch to EV:
1) Stuck in slow moving traffic on a slight incline so P&G is out. I can't run the ICE in "efficient" band because of the slow speed, but that's OK because I can get relatively high MPG at low rpm. I want to save the battery for what's ahead but the C wants to switch to EV NOW.
2) No traffic, but a long gentle incline. Running ICE in the efficient band would get me up to speed too quickly - I'd prefer to climb further at very low RPM, but the C wants to switch to EV.
Here's what I'm trying now: When I have the ICE running at low RPM (in the EV band) I force the RPM up and down slightly. Not because I want to, but that seems to trick the car into thinking "Oh, acceleration coming up - don't switch to EV yet." But this isn't very effective. I wish the EV button was an ICE button instead. Any better way to maintain low RPM?