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padang · 01-23-2010, 01:42 AM

Hi all,

My prius inverter is broken. And according to the dealership, the code for it shows it is not covered under warranty. (Not sure I trust the dealership though, they are saying the fuse blew and thus the inverter is broken due to us charging the battrey the wrong way - and we did not!)
However, the car still drives well, the battrey still charges when the car is moving, but not when the car is not moving (eg at red light).
Is it safe to not fix the inverter and continue to drive the car? (Since we lost our jobs, we want to safe money.)

thanks!

01-23-2010, 01:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
padang EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: san jose, ca Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	my prius inverter is broken, but car still drives Hi all, My prius inverter is broken. And according to the dealership, the code for it shows it is not covered under warranty. (Not sure I trust the dealership though, they are saying the fuse blew and thus the inverter is broken due to us charging the battrey the wrong way - and we did not!) However, the car still drives well, the battrey still charges when the car is moving, but not when the car is not moving (eg at red light). Is it safe to not fix the inverter and continue to drive the car? (Since we lost our jobs, we want to safe money.) thanks!