- Engine / equipment
- Hybrid inverter cooling circuit
- Period mentioned
- 2003–2015
- Symptoms
- Hybrid-system warning, a fan that keeps running with the car off and a risk of the inverter overheating.
- Possible cause described
- The electric pump of the inverter circuit can fail; without circulation, the inverter and transmission overheat. Using a coolant other than specified can clog the passages.
- Check for the garage
- Check the inverter reservoir level and whether the coolant circulates, read the codes and test the pump before condemning the inverter; ask Toyota about campaigns for the VIN.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
KNOWN FAULT · Toyota
Prius inverter coolant pump
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How much does it cost to repair this fault?
No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.
A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Calculate estimateHow is it checked?
Check the inverter reservoir level and whether the coolant circulates, read the codes and test the pump before condemning the inverter; ask Toyota about campaigns for the VIN.
What are the symptoms?
Hybrid-system warning, a fan that keeps running with the car off and a risk of the inverter overheating.
Which cars and years does it affect?
- Brands
- Toyota
- Engine / equipment
- Hybrid inverter cooling circuit
- Period mentioned
- 2003–2015
Taking it to a garage?
Models with this entry
- Toyota Prius (II)2003–2009
- Toyota Prius (III)2009–2015
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