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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Steve Fox, Aug 5, 2015.

  1. Steve Fox

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    I have 2 priuses and the 2008 has been getting bad. To start things off my daughter ran it out of gas and i believe ruined the hv battery. so i replaced it an still cant get it running. i have tried everthing that i have read here. please help
     
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    You have to put at least 5 gallons of fuel in the car to get it started. What made you change the hybrid battery? Did you buy new?

    The orange service plug on the battery has to be installed properly. Tilt upwards and then press downward to lock it in place. Or your car won't start.
     
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    i have a full tank and have reinstalled plug 3 times and pushed down afterwards.Still no luck i switched 12v batteries with the other prius and that ddnt help
     
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    Where did you get this new hv battery? Are you sure it's good? are you sure the 12v battery is good? Does everything light up on the dash but you just don't get the car to go READY?
     
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    the 12v battery works in he other prius. and the hv battery came from green tech. appears to be good it is reading 5 bars on the monitor where the othe read 1
     
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    Well the greentec battery could be a bad battery.

    If there was nothing wrong with the car when it ran out of gas.....chances are, the hv battery on the car wouldn't go bad from that event....especially on a 2008

    At this point, you would need to retrieve the codes on the car, see what could be wrong.
     
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    will do thnks for the help
     
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    well sounds like you might have gotten rid of a perfectly good battery, 1 battery bar does not mean the battery is bad.

    Why didn't you bring it to a dealer first?
     
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    Moved out of the Prius v forums as you own a gen II.
     
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    Try this: Put your foot on the brake and press the start button and hold it down for about 5 seconds. I noticed after changing the battery the first time starting the car you have to hold the start button down a little longer.
     
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