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Originally Posted by sofia
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When I looked at the engine, I noticed a black box located on the left hand side of the hybrid metal engine. The box has what looks like fuses pushed in to it. There were 3 'fuses' and one seemed to be gone. Do you think this has anything to do with it?
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That sounds like "Engine Room, R/B No. 3" There are three fuse boxes including one right behind the engine called "Engine Room, R/B No. 2" and another called "Engine Room J/B" and "Fusible Link Block No.1" located in front of the driver's side of the US vehicles.
Let us assume you are looking at "Engine Room, R/B No. 3". There are three small fuses on the far left hand side going from the passenger compartment going towards the front there are three smallish fuses:
HTR2 - 30A
HTR1 - 30A
ABS NO.4 - 10 A
Then come three fairly large fuses:
ABS NO.1 - 40 A.
EMPS Fuse - 50 A.
HTR3 Fuse - 50 A.
If any of the HTR fuses are blown, you are probably OK. But you mentioned it didn't handle the same.
If either of the ABS (Anti-lock Brake Fuse) are blown, it needs to be fixed soon. Until then, you probably need to treat the brakes as only mechanical and avoid driving on snow and ice. This is a serious safety issue so don't dismiss it.
The EMPS is your Electrical Power Steering and means the steering wheel will feel harder to operate. It should be fixed soon and your need to have the steering gear checked out. The one weakness of a Prius, based upon the fleet reports, is in the steering mechanism.
GOOD LUCK!
Bob Wilson