Toyota Rant

I saw the battery. It is the Optima, and I think Les Schwabb still carries them.

 

I don't know if the Japanese manufactures do like the American manufactures or not, but American manufactures will sometimes late in the production year make modifications that will be appearing in the next years model. I do not know what month the new Prius models come out. The prior owner didn't own the car but maybe 12 to 24 months before he got rid of it. Since I traded plates from my old car to the 2007, I don't remember when his expired. When I got it the mileage on it was about 32,000 to 34,000.

 

Could the 2007 Prius possibly be a rebuilt one? The person or shop that rebuilt it could've moved the battery location from the trunk area to under the passenger seat? If true, not sure why they did that. Just a thought.

 

Well, it's for sure not stock. Maybe the real battery area was damaged and they moved it rather than fix it? Here's where the battery is and should be on our 2007. And I've never ever heard of it anywhere else in a Gen 2. (or 3 for that matter)

 

Yep that's where my 12v battery is located for my 2005 Prius.

 

If it was rebuilt, I would not know it. What I do know is that when Les Schwabb looked in their manuals they found the location of the battery. I had no idea where it was located.

 

The guy you talked to was confused or misinformed. That's a much simpler, believable explanation than the car being unique among millions of other Gen 2 Prius yet these folks have the correct manual for it. The battery isn't difficult to find, just lift up some trays. Whoever installed it figured it out regardless.

 

please do us a favor, because this is a very unique situation. open your hatch, on the right rear corner (near the bumper) there is a small floor piece that lifts out. please lift it up and tell us what is underneath. for every other 2004-2015 prius we have seen here, the 12 volt battery is there.
thank you for your patience, time and effort.

 

I opened the trunk of my car, and on either side of the "spare" tire hole are small triangle pieces. I attempted to lift the one on the right side, and at this point I can't get it up....probably because I am doing it wrong. I will learn how to do it, and then I will get back to you on what is there.

 

thank you. interesting, because it should lift right up.

 

You have to remove the center cover and storage tray over the spare tire before the cover over the right side. The one on the left comes out without removing the storage tray. I will bet my owners manual that his 12V battery is under there just like all the others.

 

Does this battery have the required vent tube outlet, to which the car's vent tube must be attached?

If yes, then plenty of Prius owners want to know about it. This would be the cheapest 12V replacement option known, by far.

If no, then it is not a proper, safe replacement battery for a Prius.

 

amazon.com/ACDelco-ACDB24R-Advantage-Automotive-Battery/dp/B010GKJ8F6

 

I purchased and replace a A GM battery for my 2005 Dodge Magnum for 90 bucks!! It was a 875 CCA Johnson Controls battery sold by Walmart. It also is vented and mounted inside the rear wheel well.

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I can't get quite that cheap but under $120 amazon.com/ACDelco-ACDB24R-Advantage-Automotive-Battery/dp/B010GKJ8F6

 

A photo of the location of his battery would go a long way to ending the mystery.

 

Neverget is in Oregon, like Washington, we have different laws here -- LOL!

Obviously, the 12v is not under the seat. I believe Nevergets believes it is, but it is not. The battery cover plate sort of has that plastic flap that locks into the side below the taillight, which is what I believe is preventing him from pulling it up. Just has to pull it loose.

If Les Schwab looked in the manual to find the battery, you know exactly where the manual told them to find it and it was not under the seat.

For someone who is not well versed in cars, pulling out the floor covering, then the upholstered "lock-down cover," then the tray, could certainly resemble the back seat being pulled.My wife is always telling me something about the Prius that is totally not as it is, but, from her perspective, not been all that car savvy (not that I am either), it makes sense and a person should not feel ignorant -- the Prius is a strange departure from the cars of yore.

And, it is possible that Never get is referring to the entire hatch area as the backseat. Regardless, who really cares. I don't plan to replace that battery for him/her.

I curse every time I check the spare tire pressure in our Prius as I hate having to dig down the layers...

 

You should try checking the pressure on a 2010 Pilot's spare: it is suspended on a cable, under the rear. You need to crank it down to the ground first, valve stem is on the top side, of course.

 

Like my father-in-law's mini-van...he never checked the spare the entire time he had the rig. Then he "moves close to us," and I get the pleasure of pulling down that tire that had not been moved in 13 years. Then he complained bitterly when I told him to either replace the spare or replace the van -- preferably the latter. LOL>

 

Yeah I had the pleasure of lowering that tire, in order to access the rear differential drain and fill bolts. I wasn't that familiar with the car, and my hands were all grubby, so I left the third row seat back up and accordingly had to crank that spare down one 90 degree crank at a time. It was filthy, around 30 psi.

I see the RAV4 has an underfloor spare...