hybrid battery codes and out of waranty assistance

wait and see what they agree upon. My guess would be they will give you 50% off

 

Assuming "yes" = you have the code, "no" = you don't.

Those codes are posted all over the place here - available by simply typing the code into the search bar, but I'll let you be lazy:

P3000 = HV battery malfunction
P0A80 = Replace Hybrid Battery
P3019 = Block 9 becomes weak - one of two modules in your battery pack likely as a failed or failing cell rendering the pack useless to the car.
C1310 = common secondary code because of HV battery related to regenerative braking.

You're 2+ years out and 8K miles over your warranty. Good luck.

If you're the original owner, and you've always had it serviced at that dealership - emphasize that. Continue to emphasize your Toyota brand and Prius model loyalty.

I recently "helped" an associate get a new battery for $1440 under a goodwill discount. 4 months out of warranty and 10K under the limit - original owner with it serviced at the same dealer. The dealer pretty much told him he was SOL (guy was a jackass), but I gave him the corporate number and it ended up working out for him.

 

Congrats!!! I don't know what the filter would be. You can ask them what that is before you agree to pay for it. There is no filter that I'm aware of that goes with the HV battery.

If Toyota corporate steps in, the repair "should be" calculated at a reduced rate than what you were quoted. That was a retail quote you got.....now it should be a "warranty" quote. The labor rates are different on warranty quotes for the same repair. You should clarify what the 50% will be. Don't offer the $1694

 

There is supposedly a filter that is an add on to the fan inlet. I have never seen one.

 

Moral of the story. Being polite and asking works.

LG-H901 ?

 

Do you know if you got the so-called remanufactured Toyota battery?

P.S.- One more question, do you know orig date of purchase?
In other words, is the vehicle still legally within 10-yrs/150-k miles?
I think if you read the 2006 warranty guide it is quite unclear who gets the 10-yrs/150k miles extension. Believe it says California cars qualify, but we all have CARB certified Prii. So that is possibly why the "goodwill" unless the car is over 10-yr mark in that case the goodwill is bona fide.

 

sounds like you did pretty good! Some of the folks in CA (one or two reporting in here) are getting about your price but they are getting remanufactured Toyota battery, which is a new idea for us here. If you have the part # we can maybe see if it fits the remanufactured part #. See other recent thread on this. But so far CA is the only state we heard to get remanufactured.

 

$240 for filter labor, I definitely would want to know what the heck that's about. That's 2 hours. And that's half price?

SM-N900P ?

 

I have a 2007 Prius and it gives me a code the hybrid battery problem but still charges the battery reset the code and runs for several hundred miles before the triangle appears again can you help please

 

You are nursing a failed battery, it can leave you stranded if you don't fix it. It'll need to be replaced

 

My battery had a bad cell. After exhaustive searching and research, I was able to replace the cell myself at a whopping cost of $39.00 via Amazon, and some scraped hands. However, I still get the code (P0A80) and all the other bells and whistles that comes along. I clear the codes again and run the car up the road and at about 2 miles, BING! It's back. Checked all the cells yet again, and they are all reading within .1-.3 volts of each other. I can't abide the dealership raping us. (This is my mom's car). Any other ideas? Or should I just use it as a door stop or just use it as a boat anchor?
She bought this car from the dealership used, a 2006, right off the back of the truck, before the dealership checked the car out and did any repairs. I checked the car over and it had been wrecked and slap dash repaired before being brought to the dealership. I warned her to take it back the day she bought it, to no avail. At wits end pulling hair out over this mess. Nearly bald now. LOL!

 

welcome!

you need to load test the cells.

 

Thanks, Bisco. I'll check them, then balance again. Hopefully that will work this time.

 

A 0.3 volt difference is enough to get a code. Bisco is correct that a load test will further identify weak modules, but you also need to balance your battery. The easiest way is to spend $400 for the Prolong Battery Maintainer that is for sale in the PC store.

JeffD

 

A buddy of mine has a iMAX B6 Charger Professional Digital RC Lipo NiMh Battery Balance Charger. Will that work? Microprocessor controlled
Delta-peak sensitivity
Individual cell balancing
Li-ion, LiPo and LiFe capable
Ni-Cd and NiMH capable
Large range of charge currents
Store function, allows safe storage current
Time limit function
Input voltage monitoring. (Protects car batteries at the field)
Data storage (Store up to 5 packs in memory)
Battery break in and cycling.

Specifications:
Input Voltage: 11-18v
Circuit power: Max Charge: 50W / Max Discharge: 5W
Charge Current Range: .1-5.0A
Discharge current range: .1-1.0A
Ni-MH/NiCd cells: 1-15
Li-ion/Poly cells: 1-6
Pb battery voltage: 2-20v
Dimensions: 133x87x33mm