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Just replaced battery pack ($3,500)

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Gabe1519, Mar 24, 2014.

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    Gabe1519 New Member

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    That brings up an interesting question. LOL. I'll definitely ask them when I get there in a few minutes.
     
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    well don't go overboard, make it as a joke "does this mean I still get my $200 credit??"
     
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    congrats! and props to jc for recommending the phone call.(y)
     
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    I got the $200 credit as well! I didn't think it would work but thats a nice piece of icing on the cake. It cant be applied to the current cost of repairs but I can definitely use some new HID bulbs. Or acutally one HID bulb at $160 a piece. However, I should check my ballast before buying bulbs. Back in the shop we go! Not really though, I can handle flicking my lights on repeatedly when they shut off for now.
     
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    wow, what a generous dealership. Don't replace the HID unless it's burnt out or giving you problems. I normally would replace bulbs in pairs but not sure if this would apply to HID bulbs.

    Also you probably don't want the dealer to replace your bulbs, they will charge you 2 arms and 2 legs to do it. It'll run into the hundreds. You should learn to do it yourself, it isn't that hard. Just buy the parts.
     
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    Hoping something like this is an option for me as well, I have a 2006 prius, only 42,000 miles, 47 DAYS past warranty. The dealer (also in Houston- Sterling McCall) had me call Toyota, and they told me a warranty was legally binding and they could do nothing, but this gives me hope. I have reached out to the service rep at the dealership to see if they're willing to call Toyota for me.
     
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    Interesting how they help some but not all. Is this some kind of hidden warranty?
     
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    unwritten.;)
     
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    At 42000 miles, are The the original owner of the vehicle since new ?

    That's not a whole lot of miles on a car of that age.
    Most rechargeable batteries don't handle long periods of inactivity. Especially so with Ni-Mh cells. Ni-Mh will self discharge at a fairly rapid rate (compared with say lithium)

    Jason.
     
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    A family member had the car before me, and she drove it very infrequently, but I have had it since 2011 and driven it at least 5 days a week to work and back.

    Also the dealership said that they called Toyota, and that they would not help in any way. Very discouraging.
     
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    have you called houston hybrids yet?
     
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    I suspect the time is what kills those batteries and not miles. Especially in hot climate. Now, if the battery was kept refrigerated or such, it would have been probably different.
     
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    couldn't agree more. that's what i was getting at.
    with those miles and the age of the car, the battery probably didn't get decent use in the first part of it's life under the original owner.
     
    #33 Jason in OZ, Apr 11, 2014
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