Good option for hybrid battery replacement or too good to be true?

How much confidence do you have that the shop recommending the hybrid battery replacement is both competent and honest? I know from far away this is difficult. If I were there, I'd replace the 12v and have them drive the car (assuming legal tags and insurance and see how it runs). If it runs OK, then you can sell it with a good conscience. If it doesn't change up and seem to run OK (and remember the gas is old and it can take some time for things to get back to normal) then you can do either the battery swap or the discount and let the new buyer make the choice.

If I were buying a car with a projected $1-2k cost that wasn't running right, I'd want a further $1k at least discount for risk.

 

Found the OP a 2010 battery with under 100k miles from a wreck in San Diego (from a member here). Changed out the case to a Gen2 case, cleaned up the bus bars, did a single reconditioning cycle on the charger, and installed it into the OPs car today. Charged her $1000 and she couldn't be happier. Car is back to life again.

 

You are lucky. Around here $1,000 won't even get you a junkyard Gen 3 pack.

 

Came across priuschat and joined to get a referral for a hybrid battery replacement for 2005 prius.

Sewalla, how is your car holding up?

 

In L.A., the closest shop that has an outstanding reputation is Luscious Garage is San Fransisco. I am sure there are lots of places near where you are that will do it and have good reputations.

You want a new battery from Toyota, go to the dealership.

 

Thanks for the insight guys! Unfortunately looking for someone in Los Angeles and would just need it to last 3-4 years. Toyota quoted me $4k all in after taxes and installation

 

try this gentleman, long standing member here, and very knowledgeable. @Avi's Advanced Automotive
i think his new shop name is the 'hybrid fix'. 3790 s. western ave.

 

Was that before or after the core charge return? If the before the core charge return, that's ~$2700 for a new battery and install.

Not too bad if that is the case.

 

Excuse me?

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As far as picking up a used battery from a junkyard cheap in my area those days are long gone. When a Junk yard gets a wrecked Prius in that's the first thing they pull. There not stupid they know how valuable they are.

 

Thank you!

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Around here, the next thing they do is say it's from a 2009 with 70K or from a 2015 with 30k.

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Avi really is one of the best.
a knowledgeable, honest, independent hybrid expert.

You really can't go wrong if you choose to have him work on your hybrid.

 

Thank you!

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Not sure about the core - if factored in but will check.

Avi sent you a message , thx!

 

pleasure.

 

In a similar situation, but a couple of years ago, my son's former teacher emailed me saying the dealership wanted $5K to replace her battery pack. Her Prius was about 7 years old at that time. I said that didn't sound very good, so the first thing I told her was, as has been suggested previously, replace the 12V battery and see if the codes come back.

She said that the 12V had been replaced, and she was still getting the codes. I told her it might be worth an attempt to disassemble the pack, clean all the connections, and put the pack back together. I said I'd never done this either, so when she was wanting to do this I'd be happy to come over.

I didn't hear from her for awhile, and finally she emailed me saying her car was working fine again!! She was very happy. She and her husband and two sons took out the pack, did all the cleaning, and reassembled it. These aren't electrical experts, but they are people with a fair bit of common sense, so they did fine.

So it is possible for Prius owners to work on the battery pack, and it might be fortunate to require only cleaning. A Prius expert, either Cor or Hobbit, had spelled out everything somewhere, but I can't find it right now.

 

Sorry, slipped my mind. Hard to keep all the places straight throughout the whole country. No disrespect meant, and bisco cleared it up.