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Prius won't start, how hosed am I ?

Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by SEaton, Jan 24, 2014.

  1. SEaton

    SEaton Junior Member

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    Bought the prius, with a bad traction battery. Drove it home just fine. Pulled the traction battery out, and started checking cells, found a bad one etc etc. After a month and being short 10 cells on my Gen III build, my wife decided to go new. I figure I can always sell of the good cells since they are in such good shape, or do a local rebuild or something. I got a brand new traction battery from Toyota, uncrated it yesterday, spent a couple hours swapping across the relay, control etc.

    I put the HV battery in, and NO JOY.

    first, the dang 12V was deader than dead. I put it on a charger I am hoping that winter has just killed it or something. I tried to boost start the car, but that doesn't seem to work.

    With the key in ACC the display comes up, things look ok. If I turn it to RUN the display gets dark and I can barely read it, or it gets flashy. if I turn it to start it goes completely blank.

    I wonder if I messed something up ? I did not do anything to the cells on the HV battery, I assumed it would ship ready to go ? I hooked up everything like before (I hope).

    Ideas ?
     
    #1 SEaton, Jan 24, 2014
  2. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    I don't know much about swapping out a battery. What I do know is that you have to latch the orange latch and it's harder than you think it is.
    That has stumped many people in the past.
     
    #2 TonyPSchaefer, Jan 24, 2014
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  3. SEaton

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    Thanks, looks like it just needed more charge. It fired right up after I gave it more time.
     
    #3 SEaton, Jan 24, 2014
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    Oh that's great. Sorry for the short and ambiguous answer. I was in the airport waiting for a flight and using my phone. Trying to research where I'd seen people post about reinstalling a pack would have been a nightmare. My hope was that bumping the thread might bring it to the attention of someone with more skills.

    Glad you got it up and running!
     
    #4 TonyPSchaefer, Jan 25, 2014
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