My invertor for my battery has gone bad at 117,000 on my 2010 Prius. Dealer said it would cost 3, 400 to repair. Because we have bought 5 Toyotas over the years, our salesman contacted Toyota who will pay for some of that. We'd have a 1, 400 bill left. While it has been fun to drive, I must say that this car has been the worst Toyota we have owned in terms of needing repairs. Should I trade it in and take on a car payment, or pay the $1400 and hope can make it to 200,000 + like I have with the rest of my Toyotas?
There should be no cost to the repair, the inverter should be covered under an extended warranty by Toyota Corporate. You will find the warranty enhancement letter attached. It's good for 15 years
Your dealer gave you a couple repair option$ and they didn't even mention the giant inverter recall where all dealers were told to notify and swap out inverters for n/c? You either have a naive dealer/service writer or a very unscrupulous one, if I'm reading your story correctly. 2010 models were the ones affected.
It's possible that the inverter failed in a different way than the recall covers - but yes, draw their attention to the warranty enhancement, and ask them for the codes so you can compare against what's in the letter that was posted above.
The recall covers applying updated software to lessen the chance that the inverter fails. Replacing the inverter is only as a last resort.
And a failure is not a "last resort"? ANY invertor that has been found to have failed MUST be replaced per the recall letter.
If the above reacall does not apply: 10 13 Toyota Prius Hybrid Inverter with Converter Unit G9200 47140 | eBay for $330 you could have the parts and 6 month replacement, how good are you at labor?
is this only for cali and a few other states or applies to all 50 ? and ... Toyota Prius Inverter Failure Lawsuit Moves Forward | CarComplaints.com
I know this is for California. Some other states might cover it if they follow the CARB standards. It'll vary by state
