I have had a number of occasions where the car is warm, the battery charge is showing in the mid-range and the ICE will not turn off while I am in motion. I could even be on a slight downhill going around 30 MPH -- I ease off the accelerator, allow the MFD to show that I am charging for a second and then gently return to the accelerator and the ICE is still running.
The only remedy I've found when this occurs is to come to a complete stop. Then it takes up to 5 seconds before I can feel the ICE shutdown. At this point my problem is solved (for this episode). I can pull away and the ICE will start and stop as I would expect (comes on when needed, goes/stays off when not needed).
I told this to a Prius-owning colleague a month or so back and he thought it strange and said he never had it happen. Just this week, however, he said it happened to him as well.
Any thoughts why this is happening or how I can prevent it? It is annoying to have to bring the car to a complete stop to get it working correctly. Again, this is not a consistent problem, happens occasionally.
Thanks
The only remedy I've found when this occurs is to come to a complete stop. Then it takes up to 5 seconds before I can feel the ICE shutdown. At this point my problem is solved (for this episode). I can pull away and the ICE will start and stop as I would expect (comes on when needed, goes/stays off when not needed).
I told this to a Prius-owning colleague a month or so back and he thought it strange and said he never had it happen. Just this week, however, he said it happened to him as well.
Any thoughts why this is happening or how I can prevent it? It is annoying to have to bring the car to a complete stop to get it working correctly. Again, this is not a consistent problem, happens occasionally.
Thanks