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New Traction Battery?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Chris54, Aug 12, 2014.

  1. Chris54

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    I own a 2004 prius that I bought for a newspaper route. After using my prius for this for the past 3 months I have decided that the prius is a perfect car for a newspaper carrier. Well recently I've taken on another route and my wife is running my route. So we are in the market for a 2nd prius.

    I found a 2006 with 114k miles. I ran the VIN through Toyota's owner site and found this:


    CUST STATES CHECK ENGINE, TRIANG LE LIGHTS WERE ON NOW OFF CHECK AND ADVISE ~|~ ~|~
    Parts
    NamePart #QTY
    BATTERY ASSY, HV SUP G9510470311
    BATTERY ASSY, HV SUP G9510470311
    CUSTOMER PAY

    When I google the part number this appears to be a complete HV battery. But if so, why would it be there twice, as if they installed 2 of them. Maybe I'm reading this wrong. I don't know. This was done in Jan of this year at 108k miles.

    I'm thinking if this was a new hv battery installed then the value of this car is pretty high. But if this was just some other hv component then it may be a sign that the hv battery is going bad? Anybody have any thoughts? Thanks.
     
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    It sounds like the high voltage traction battery was replaced at the customer's expense. If you are interested in the car you should ask about that and if the owner acknowledges the traction battery was replaced, you can ask to see the repair invoice.
     
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    ....makes sense since TN in non-CARB this 2006 must've lost its batt just after the 100k warranty,
    I am thinking Toyota covers 12-month on replacement batt. We have lots of 2006 (5%+?) losing HV batts after 8-10 years, but our data has got to be quite limited on failure rate of OEM replacement batts.
    Don't really think we have too many if any failure cases, but we'd have to wait another 5 or so years to get the data.
     
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    I would call the dealer to get the info about the work that was done.
    They would not have put two hybrid batteries at the same time.

    May be a clerical error.
     
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    I understand there is a charge on a new traction battery for the value in the old battery which is returned when the old battery is returned. I believe you call it 'core value'.

    Could it have something to do with that?
     
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    I suppose, but I think that would be an odd way to bill it.
    The core is usually a separate charge of over $1,000 but less than $2,000.
     
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    Its not the original owner that is selling it. Its at a Chevrolet dealership. The car has all its service records in Florida and somehow ended up on dealearship lot in east Tennessee. I'm not sure if the dealer that has the car now even knows about the battery and if they don't, I don't want them to because that would play into their favor if in fact a new hv battery was recently installed if I were to get into negotiations with them.
     
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    That's what I'll probably do. I don't know if they will tell me anything or not but its worth a try.
     
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    That's actually what I was thinking. Of course it doesn't show the dollar amount charged on the Toyota site but I'm thinking that maybe it was 2 lines with one representing the core discount.
    example:

    HV battery $3400
    HV battery -$1300

    Maybe thay invoice it something like that therefore the part shows up twice?
     
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    Good theory. I think this is the most likely explanation. :)
     
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    You can call the servicing dealer directly and ask them for clarification. The dealer info should be on the Toyota website
     
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    Just a follow up for those that might be curious. I did call the dealer that did the service. Turns out it was in fact a new hv battery install. But the car is no longer available. They sold it.
     
    #12 Chris54, Aug 18, 2014
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    thanks, good luck with your search!
     
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