Gen 1 Prius availability

Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by raven waters, Oct 24, 2009.

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    raven waters New Member

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    My 2001 Prius needs a new main battery and inverter, it cost too much and too little of a warranty. Any suggestions on what to do with it. It is in great shape otherwise.
    raven waters, Oct 24, 2009
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    statultra uber-Senior Member

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    if u can, get two gen 2 batteries and rebuild the gen 1 pack, itll cost you less than 1000.

    are you sure the inverter is bad?
    statultra, Oct 24, 2009
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    tochatihu New Member

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    Agreeing that diagnosing multiple failures is tricky in Prius. Make sure the 12 volt battery is right first, because a problem there can trigger DTCs in error. If problems persist, ideal would be to swap in a known-good HV battery and then re-diagnose.

    The largest parts listing seems to be

    www.car-part.com

    where at present, both used inverters (search: Power Inverter (Hybrid) ) and HV batteries are about $450 and up.
    tochatihu, Oct 25, 2009
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