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Longevity of replacement toyota hybrid pack

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Ensol, Jan 3, 2016.

  1. Ensol

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    Hi I know that toyota offer a years warranty on their replacement hybrid pack! Any one had any experiance past this point? Are they good as the original? Ive been told these units are all reconditioned?
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    Please provide concrete example of where you have seen or heard this.

    I just opened one up the other day, straight from the dealer, and everything appeared new. Not refurbished.
     
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    the packs are new, and will last on average, the same as a new prius battery.
     
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    Toyota only offers a 1 year warranty on their replacement hybrid battery packs?? That seems strange when it's 10 years 150k miles (in California anyway) on factory installed batteries. Wonder why they give you a measly year on replacements. That's pretty crappy.
     
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    all replacement parts get a one year, 12,000 mile warranty. if you get a free battery when yours fails before 150,000 miles, it's not that crappy.
     
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    Why the heck do they give you a whopping 10 year, 150k on factory installed?? That's a HUGE difference and on such an expensive item!
     
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    carb requirements. non carb states get 8/100. and only then because car makers feel it's necessary to overcome irrational fear of battery failure.
     
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    A replacement battery module or cell is considered a replacement part, like the knuckles of the steering wheel or a front end part.
    By the contrary, a replacement battery assembly, the full pack, will end up to the original battery life warranty on CARB or non CARB states if replaced by an authorized Toyota service center.
     
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    Why do they warranty the 12 volt battery longer then the hybrid food for thought
     
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    competition. delicious.
     
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    One recent poster said Toyota USA was going to 3-yr warranty as of 1-Jan-2016..hey that's now!

    We should say all USA batt replacement by Toyota is new batts...not sure we know for sure UK situation.
     
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    I just installed a new OEM HV battery in customer's car this afternoon. I'll have to go back and double check the warranty.
     
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    Spoke to my local dealer and they confirmed that the HV Battery carry a 12 months 12,000 mile warranty.
     
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    So should we tell Mark010101 that your dealer does not agree with his dealer?

     
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    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    For fun I started calling different dealers and asking about warranty on replacement HV battery. Responses were all over the place: 12 month 12,000 miles, 12 months unlimited miles, 8 years 80,000 miles, etc, etc and...there was even one that said 36 month, unlimited miles. Personally I liked the guys that said 8 years. Guess I should buy all my packs through them!
     
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    ...that's funny...that's why we really have take everything with a grain of salt
     
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    The thing that sucks about it is that it only adds to the confusion surrounding replacement batteries. Grrr!
     
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    isn't there anywhere to find an official toyota statement?
     
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    As part of my calls this morning, I called corporate. They turned it back to the local dealer.
    So I'm gonna start getting all my packs from the 8 year 80,000 mile warranty guys. :)
     
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