2004 in CT, Hybrid Battery bad, please help with my options

SIX HOURS! To replace the battery?

Others here know just how long it should take, but that seems crazy to me!

I think I could easily do it in 3-4 hours and I am challenged by putting a new light bulb in a table lamp!

This is what I saw on another site:

Toyota Hybrid Battery Replacement Cost Guide

Toyota didn't specify labor rates for the Camry or Highlander, but a pack in the 2nd-generation Prius takes 1.7 hours to replace (given its similarity to the first-generation Prius, we'd assume a similar time for that vehicle too) and a 3rd-generation Prius battery pack has labor of 1.6 hours. Once again, these rates vary depending on your location.

 

PS- Sour grapes, but we need to send the bill for this batt replace job to Gov of Idaho and other politicians who feel that Hybrids must be taxed more heavily due to fuel savings.

 

2 bars at the bottom are purple, 3-6 bars are blue, an 7-8 bars are green. that being said, as you continue driving, you should see the bars moving up and down, but remaining in the 5-6 range most often.

 

The car aggressively tries to maintain a state of charge that corresponds to 6 blue bars. Heavy A/C use can pull that down to 3 with a tendency to run in the 4-6 blue bar range. If you're using A/C and sitting a LOT, you can easily pull down to 2 purple bars after just a few minutes.

Heavy downhill regenerative braking can easily produce 7-8 green bars. It's not uncommon for me to see 7 green bars simply after coming to the end of the freeway off ramp after cruising at 70-75mph for 10+ minutes.

The more stable the meter, the better. Sounds like you're where you want to be.

 

Agree with bisco and Steve, sounds like your Dorman is good for now.