Battery warranty

100,000 miles (150,000 in CA)

 

My understanding is 8 years or 100,000 miles-which ever comes first.

 

I just asked the Toyota Walnut Creek (California) dealer about the battery warranty and he said it was 8 years, 100K mi. Other PriusChat members have said it's 10 years, 150K mi... How do I find documentation? Thanks...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JonK @ May 21 2006, 04:43 PM) [snapback]258967[/snapback]</div>

You can download the eBrochure for the Prius from Toyota.com. It details all of the warranties. For the battery it shows 8 years/100,000. I live in Washington. It may be different in California or elsewhere.

 

B) It sounds. like you are talking about the small battery in back. Not the trac battery.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cad2112 @ May 21 2006, 05:00 PM) [snapback]258972[/snapback]</div>

Hmmm, that's interesting, since I was told (by Capitol Toyota in San Jose) that the battery warranty is 10 years/150000 miles. This is apparently a California specific warranty period. This is for the traction battery pack, NOT the lead-acid accessory battery.

 

california emissions states: 10 years/150k
the rest of us: 8 years/100k

this is for the hybrid battery and powertrain- no little 12v battery is expected to last that long!

 

Just to be a pedantic PITA:

1. This info is in your Prius' owners' manual (or maybe it's in the maintenance guide?). Anyway, you should read both of them.

2. It's Toyota's warranty, not "the dealer's" warranty. Any Toyota dealer will provide warranty service.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ May 21 2006, 11:53 PM) [snapback]259098[/snapback]</div>

I'm not so sure... my previous car ('97 Sunfire) just kicked it's factory installed battery last fall... thats about 8 years, right?

then again, that car was a freaking beast and passed all expectations of anything until last fall when it started falling apart (lost the battery and the carborator in less than a month of each other)

 

the prius has a dinky motorcycle battery, not one of the standard car batteries. it'll die much sooner.

the starter battery is a standard expected-to-wear-out part.

 

Given that the battery warranty is 10/150k in CA and 8/100k in the rest of the US, does the specific warranty follow the car when re-registered in another state?

It seems to me that the warranty at time/point of initial purchase would be applicable. This could be significant when buying or selling a used Prius a few years from now.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hschuck @ May 22 2006, 12:05 PM) [snapback]259233[/snapback]</div>

You're car would likely have to meet all CA regulations to be covered in CA after 8/100,000. Many cars will say right on the original window sticker if the car is CA compliant. Some manufacturers make all US bound cars to CA spec, while others don't. I'm not sure about Toyota's policy, but it should say somewhere CA compliant in some manner.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mose121 @ Jun 22 2006, 01:02 AM) [snapback]275146[/snapback]</div>

All Priuses are compliant with California standards. The reason the warranty is longer in California (and a few other states) is that to get the AT-PZEV rating they HAVE to give the longer warranty. We have a different formulation of gasoline out here, which (I imagine) keeps the emmissions system cleaner inside. I believe other states don't have any designation higher than SULEV(???).

As to the question of whether the warranty changes if you move to/from a California-compliant state...hmmmmmm. Technically, I think it's "where the car is registered and driven," but if push comes to shove they might look at the history of the car and see how long it's in a certain state. My gut feeling is that if you move TO California you'd have a better likelihood of getting the longer warranty than moving FROM California to another state and trying to claim that the time it spent in California should justify a longer warranty.