PO3000 and PO38A - bad battery?

yep,
get a rebuilt elsewhere..much cheaper...advanced auto parts sells them
you might get lucky and Toyota will split the cost if you call customer care and beg

good luck

 

are those bad battery codes?

 

Any repair place that is willing to work on hybrids can do it.

But the reality is, many repair places aren't willing to work on hybrids.

Where are you located?

 

All of a sudden the 2007's are marching in...I guess next year at this time we get the 2008's

 

You can try this
HV Battery Goodwill Warranty Listing - Toyota Prius USA | PriusChat

 

Neither PO3000 nor PO38A are valid DTC.

P3000 is a valid DTC. If your car logged that, the meaning is that the hybrid vehicle ECU thinks there is a problem with the traction battery or the traction battery ECU.

If you had a valid second code, we might be able to comment on whether the traction battery actually had failed.

 

Hahaha. And sadly you paid them to supposedly connect the miniVCI cable and their laptop to run Techstream.

Demand a refund or insist on seeing the technician connect the miniVCI cable and run the Techstream software for a full system diagnostic.

Why don't you get techstream yourself? $25 off Amazon/eBay. You'll need a second laptop w/ a 32bit OS running Win XP or 7.

 

Advance carries Doorman junk for $1350. Too many stories of people having issues, requiring a replacement. If you like saving a few dollars and love inconvenience, then get a Doorman, or any rebuilt for that matter.

If you can afford $2K, get a new HV Battery from a Toyota Dealership who sells online. You will just need to find a dealer near you, drive to one, or see if your local dealers will price match. Just make sure that dealer will sell to you, as some people have reported issues of dealers refusing to sell to a retail consumer; I'm sure there are laws against this. Also bring your old HV Battery to avoid the core charge, and bring tools to remove the various ECUs and install them into the new battery.

Cheapest online prices for HV Battery:
Olathe Toyota (Olathe, KS) $1941.50
San Bernardino Toyota (San Bernardino, CA) $2070.94
North Hollywood Toyota (N Hollywood, CA) $2122.71
Camelback Toyota (Phoenix, AZ) $2174.48

 

Dallas is a good place to have a bad battery. Try these Prius Chat members.

Texas Prius Battery Replacement or Mobile Service Prices | Hometown Hybrids

They both offer rebuilt and new batteries.

Brad