Dead Prius Battery? THERE IS AN AFFORDABLE REPAIR SHOPPE IN FLORIDA TO FIX IT FOR LESS!

dongran · Aug 27, 2015

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Thanks for the kind words CaptMarshall
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Hey, would you like to open a hybrid mechanic store in Melbourne Australia?
There is nobody providing yours service here.

ski.dive · Aug 27, 2015

mellors said: ↑

Thanks for the kind words CaptMarshall

I don't usually spend time on forums trying to promote my shop, but I can see where the questions are going and I'll try to answer some of them.

We are a full service shop that focuses in hybrid repair. Currently, we just sent captmarshall's prius back down south, working on a highlander with a cooked inverter (bad stuff, shame on toyota), diving into a honda with an IMA issue first thing tomorrow. As far as I can tell, we are one of the only shops in Florida that is willing and able to work on hybrid vehicles.

Back to the question... Battery failure, how much does it cost? well, like all things, it depends... what failed, what do I have available, did you bring donuts, are you nice to your car--all of these are factors. We spent a ton of time trying to figure out a cost effective way for people to recover from a HV battery failure.

Our process: test battery, disassemble, discharge/charge cycle each subpack, determing performance and capacity, replace any under performing subpacks with matched subpacks, assemble, hook up to the in house made mellor industries mega charge-o-matic to balance charge the entire pack, record a ton of data along the way, be convinced of the probability of trouble free motoring, call it 90% done, and wait for the need to be towed to our shop. Final charging and performance testing done at the time of installation. Back it with a one year parts and labor warranty.

Our theory/cost of hybrid battery repair--Your options if you have an issue with the big battery. New is new and you pay for it, salvage is a crap shoot at best (unless somebody goes through the battery thoroughly), Rebuilt, a subjective term, should cost a hell of a lot less than new and carry a hell of a lot better odds than crap shoots. The reality is if it is not new it is used, but you can have great results if the effort is made to ensure a well performing battery pack, go electrons!

Approach to cost? How do we make this reasonable? I have seen techs rebuild transmissions due to a speed sensor fault. So should we run out to toyota and buy a whole battery pack if one cell in one subpack, a measly 1.2V, fails? your call. For those of us that were not born in to ferraris there has to be a better way.

Our solution: have some packs 90% ready, hanging out in our shop. Evaluate you car(what will it take to fix your battery), charge you for labor plus parts (usually a subpack or three), install and test rebuilt battery, collect $700-$1000 from you--depending on the condition of your battery, start rebuilding your battery for the next car shut down for battery issues. If your battery is shot, we can start with a salvage pack and build it from there--this is where the $1000 range kicks in. We have not had a battery repair exceed $1000 yet. We try to keep it feasible yet justify our existence.

Downside? Sure, there always is... It is still a used battery, if there is an issue you have to get the car back to us. It didn't cost you $3000, wait, thats good. You may not live in Florida (although world domination and hybrid proliferation are short term goals of mine).

Can we ship a battery to be installed elsewhere, No. Re-Involt is your best bet for this. These guys are doing a great job rebuilding packs at a fair price.

We like to fix the car, as a car, comes in broke--leaves fixed. Liability, warranty, diagnosis, all issues that I prefer to handle with the end consumer.

I'm sure there will be questions, I'll try to keep up with this forum, time permitting.

Josh
Mellors Automotive
1410 W. New Haven Ave.
West Melbourne, Fl. 32904
321-956-1997
mellorsautomotiveDOTcom (wouldn't let me post links, too new)
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+++How long have you guys been in working on the PRIUS in MELBOURNE,FL.?

phlack · Aug 2, 2023

Wow, I'm replying to a 12 year old thread here, but looking for a Battery Replacement shop here in Melbourne (right around the corner from me, actually). Our 2015 Prius V battery died (amazingly right after we pulled OUT of the stealership for a brake job...hmmmm, funny they didn't notice it during the 120K service).

I'll probably be paying Mellors a visit pretty soon! Hopefully you're still open...the website still works.

Very surprised to do a search and find a shop right around the corner!

bisco · Aug 2, 2023

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