Well, my 2010 just lost it's hybrid battery at 105K mileage

Not exactly the only options. You can get a brand new Toyota zero miles battery, with everything setup for less than $2500 installed, at least in Texas or shipped by freight. Five year 100k warranty. I have seen them do a swap in 30 minutes and it cost the owner $2295. The mobile mechanic drove from north Houston to San Antonio and back.

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That's them buying a new Toyota pack and replacing the inside bits with other return cores. That's not how they come from Toyota and now you've also got an unknown ECU and all the electronics. The warranty is good but it's a new pack 5 years should be no problem anyways.

 

Try a hybrid shop you should get your hybrid battery replaced for less than 1k up to 2 years warranty

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Kind of interesting that the OP wasn't able to get any pro-rated assistance from Toyota in battery replacement.

It's past warranty, ( just barely ) so technically I guess Toyota does not have to provide any discount, but I've read numerous posts where they have in the past.
Maybe this reflects a tightening up of their policy?

5K past 100,000, frustrating to have the failure come so soon after just passing the warranty wire.
Interesting that Toyota is not stepping up and offering any discount.
I always felt in the past that they probably offered help, to curtail and minimize complaints about Hybrid Battery failure. The Hybrid Battery in Prius have an overall great reputation for reliability.
10 years....is about as early as I would possibly expect a failure, which I guess is a testament to their reliability.

Unlucky for the OP, a situation where failure just a little sooner, would of been better for the consumer.

I would just cast my vote, for avoiding aftermarket, refurbished batteries. Too many threads and stories of problems and complaints.

 

Hey, this is a battery pack thread, not a nasty EGR thread!

I love the idea of new vs. used cells!

Toast,
Your site does not give specs on the cylindrical cells, such as Ahr or kWh ratings compared to the original modules.

Personally I wouldn't care one bit if it was less, just as long as it's close to the original capacity.
It's just a hybrid, not a PHEV or BEV.
You'd never know the difference, except mountain dwellers. But they max out or completely drain the pack daily.
Also, Manufacture Date would be nice, so you know you're not getting 5 year old cells, because,,,, shelf life.

Will definitely look closer when that dreaded day comes... Thanks for offering an alternative!

 

Exactly the same. 6.5Ah each and tested to be such. It has the same capacity, voltage, and everything else.

 

How much you want?

Got some pics?

 

Well, the experience might have failed you, but not as much as you are estimating. You probably saved more than the $2,000 in fuel cost that you are guessing.

The average 2010 Prius on Fuelly has gotten 45.0 mpg. The average 2010 Corolla (that you mentioned as an alternative) has gotten 30.1 mpg. Over 105,000 miles, that would be 2,333 gallons of gas for the Prius and 3,500 gallons for the Corolla, for a difference of 1,167 gallons. Gasoline was about $3 per gallon over the last decade, so that's about $3,500 in saving on gasoline. You should be to get the hybrid battery fixed for less than that $4K dealer quote if you shop around, as others have said.

 

I’d encourage to do nothing for a bit as this will be an emotional time and no need to make quick decisions. Post ‘em up here if it gets to that point .

If I had 2 Prii in my stable, what I would invest in is the hybrid automotive Prolong equipment to maintain the hv battery. I have the equipment and share it with 2 other members out here.

If the diy type, this provides good piece of mind and a very good tool to have around.

But if still gun shy, someone here would take them off of your hands .

 

Then a 2010 Corolla would probably get 27-28 mpg for you, not 30.1. Working the numbers, I'd get 1,288 gallon difference, or about $3,864 in fuel saving.

I know there was a "hybrid premium" for a new car back then so you did lose out. I was just pointing out that it's not quite as bad as you thought. (On a different note, I bought used in 2016, when there was essentially no hybrid premium.)

 

It just gives legal and PR an excuse to deny what they already legally don't have to do.

 

I got mine done in Sept for $2285. That did include $750 goodwill credit from Toyota. Dealer also stepped up and took almost $400 off the battery. Yes the car is dealer serviced.

Here is the parts number for the pack G9510-47062
Just plug in the part number and start clicking.

I did a quick search and found a dealer $2331 new plus $1350 core charge plus shipping. Book labor is somewhere between four and five hours. I'd say with shipping and sales tax you should be able to get out the door under $3,000. It's from Camelback Toyota out of Phoenix AZ

I found one in New England, Lynch Toyota out of Manchester CT. for $2121.

Pay close attention to the shipping costs. This is where some dealers make back what they're taking off the battery.
See what kind of deal the parts manager will make you also. That is how I made out at my dealer when he came in $120 over the best deal I could find online. Remember you have to cough up that $1350 core charge if you get it online.

Battery Assembly - Toyota (G9510-47062) | Camelback Toyota

 

ONE bad experience, and you quit? That doesn't seem right.
They are under no obligation to give a "good will" warranty to anyone, for anything.
If you get it, great, if not, they still fulfilled their part. It would be the same with any company. Have you tried another
toyota dealership? Maybe they would help you.
If the car has been good to you, and no major problems, you certainly can find a place to replace the battery for less than toyota.
A LOT cheaper than buying a new car.
But it's YOUR money.

 

OTOH, I can cite a Honda/Acura transmission failure that was the subject of a recall, was 3k out of the extended warranty, that the selling dealer had inspected as per the recall and said it didn't need the fix and that failed while on my way to my 50th reunion for exactly the reason it was recalled. They cut me no deal beyond $200 off. AAMCO was $2k cheaper. That was my second bad Honda experience. My first was a Civic that needed every (5) brake cylinder replaced before 15k miles and a few other things before 20k. And of course all these serviced regularly.

My Prius had one failure so rare you can't find a similar failure anywhere via google.

Stuff happens.