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2012 Prius won’t start

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Jenpen, Nov 28, 2023.

  1. Jenpen

    Jenpen Junior Member

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    I have a 2012 Prius and I had not driven it for several days and it would not start, zero power no dome light no power locks. I used a battery pack and jumped it from the battery. It started fine, ran fine no warning lights. Drove it 25 miles on the highway, turned off and flat dead again. I am getting a new battery as it is four years old. Does this sound like strictly a 12v battery issue? Anything I should be aware of before replacing the battery? Thanks
     
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    Yes just a battery issue, a new battery should solve your problems (since you can jump start without issue)
     
    #2 JC91006, Nov 28, 2023
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    Awesome thanks
     
    #3 Jenpen, Nov 29, 2023
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    Just make sure you charge the battery for at least 8 hours at 4amps or less so that it
    will have a full charge from the start. The inverter won't charge it as well, and it's slow.
     
    #4 ASRDogman, Nov 29, 2023
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