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Traction Battery Survey.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by uart, May 31, 2014.

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  1. I came to these forums specifically because of a traction battery related problem.

    12 vote(s)
    12.2%
  2. I came to these forums for any other reason and have since had a traction battery failure.

    18 vote(s)
    18.4%
  3. My gen2 prius has had no battery failure to date.

    68 vote(s)
    69.4%
  1. Daves09prius

    Daves09prius Active Member

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    I have a 2009 with 168,000 plus miles (I drive 120 miles almost every day) So far no traction battery issues to report.
     
  2. CMonster

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    2006 with 105K miles in NC.

    Battery acted squirrely for a few days first thing in the morning - started with indicator in the middle, then dropped suddenly to one bar. When I tried to move from a stop sign, got a slipping feeling before the engine revved high. After that it seemed normal for the rest of the day. Yesterday I made it most of the way to work. At a stoplight, the indicator dropped down to one bar, then suddenly was completely green. Half a mile later the dashboard lit up with warning indicators & battery cooling blower came on high speed. The car would still drive, but not fast enough to move in traffic. Had it towed to the dealership & replaced the battery for $3780.

    Most of my driving is stop and go around town. The service manager said the battery lasts longer if you drive on the highway more. He also said they're keeping batteries in stock because they're starting to see a lot of failures.
     
  3. ggarb

    ggarb Member

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    2004, traction battery pack failed at 139,000 miles. Replaced free under warranty.
    Dealer tried to charge me for replacing cables to reconnect the battery, but I objected and these
    bogus charges vanished.

    Silicon Valley, SF Bay Area, Northern California.
     
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  4. Beachbummm

    Beachbummm Senior Member

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    2004, 197,000 miles,original battery pack,no issues,just back from 400 miles trip and got 48.6 mpg with AC on high the entire time..when the battery dies I can rebuilt it myself for the cost of the cells...there are many you tube videos that show step by step how to do it and the cells are about $40 each on e bay
     
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  5. johnjamis

    johnjamis Junior Member

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    2005, 125,000, no problems with traction battery. Location Cincinnati, Ohio area.
     
  6. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    My 2009 was totaled by a semi with 106,000 miles. It will never get a chance to have a battery failure.

    Whining about how many folks are on Prius Chat, when you restrict answers to Gen2 (and I feel I cheated by answering for a totaled car) is just silly.
     
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  7. hchu1

    hchu1 Active Member

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    2006, 139k and no HV battery problems.
     
  8. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    We are neck-to-neck looks like we both joined Prius Chat almost the same day in 2006 and we have about 139k miles on ours too
     
  9. Priusyipee

    Priusyipee Active Member

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    Can't seem to cast a vote - no option to do so. I wanted to add a 2008 with 93,000 miles - no problems with hybrid battery. My 2005 is now over 210,000 and going strong :)
     
  10. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    hmm--- optionally there is a survey end date but I was not aware this survey had one
     
  11. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Perhaps he is restricted from voting twice even though he has twp Prius.
     
  12. FazilHussein

    FazilHussein Member

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    2005, 115k km (approx 70k miles) and no HV battery problems. Location: Perth, Ontario...weather varies from absolute zero in winter to 30C in the summer.
     
  13. hchu1

    hchu1 Active Member

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    Yep, was my wife's daily car, now I drive it with less miles per day.

    She got a 2014 Prius V to drive now, very nice car. It's a two and the only thing we miss is the smart key lock/unlock on passenger door and rear lift. Really a pain in the nice person. I didn't want to spring for upgrade to just get it and other stuff I didn't want. Now, I hear about it all the time. :eek:
     
  14. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    Pretty much exact same here (wife's car) we are trying to figure out of we need a v but we have a minivan so we're seeing if that'll do. We got 2 child seats in the Prius and looks like we need three soon..
     
  15. rwyckoff

    rwyckoff Phev's Plus Home Solar power1

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    2004 (Nov, 2003) 320Kmiles, one bad cell, replaced pack. 4 years in Martinez Ca. and 6.5 years in Tucson Ariz.
     
  16. Dublintaxi777

    Dublintaxi777 Junior Member

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    2006 gen 2.Battery pack failure at 98k miles.Location Dublin Ireland.With help from this site I managed to rebuild the pack and replace one faulty cell.Done a 1000 miles so far and all is well.Thanks for the information folks and helping me to get my taxi working again.Hopefully the red triangle stays away for a bit.
     
  17. ericbecky

    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    Dublintaxi, please keep us up to date as to the longevity of the repair.
     
  18. Dublintaxi777

    Dublintaxi777 Junior Member

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    No probs will do.Thanks again.
     
  19. jqmello

    jqmello Junior Member

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    2005 doing well at 176,000 and rapidly climbing.
    I'm more concerned about the ICE!
     
  20. Britprius

    Britprius Senior Member

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    The battery on the gen2 is different to both the previous, and later models so including those would cloud the results for the gen2 Prius.

    John (Britprius)