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Any Experience Lazarus Reconditioning in Long Island City, NY

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Caitlin McDonnell, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:08 AM.

  1. Caitlin McDonnell

    Caitlin McDonnell New Member

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    It seems to be where all the taxi drivers take their hybrids.

    2011 Prius has twice this month started up but refused to go into drive or reverse. Not sure if its the hybrid battery or something else. Through all the obsessive googling, it seems possible it could be the inverter, whatever that is. I'm thinking of driving it to Lazarus in Long Island City because they say they diagnose for free and replace the batteries for $1000. Makes me a little nervous, as does the fact that the business seems to have more than one name. I found one positive review on here, but wondering if anyone else has opinions, thanks.
     
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    if it turns out to be the battery, reconditioning is whack a mole. how long do you plan to keep the car?
    are they a full service hybrid shoppe, capable of replacing brake actuator, inverter, or cleaning the egr circuit?
     
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    They just ran a diagnostic for free. Thankfully, they said my hybrid battery looks good! The codes that came up were P148F (Engine coolant Pump Over Revolution), U0073 (Control Module communication Bus off) U0129 (Lost communication with Brake System Control Module), and U0126 (Lost communication with steering angle sensor module).

    Could the Engine coolant pump be responsible for the car not going into drive or reverse?
     
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    Reconditioned batteries are not quite a scam, but they also aren't a long-term fix.

    The fundamental economic problem here is that you can pay x to get another 6-12 months by using a reconditioned battery, or you can pay about 2.5x to get another 10-12 years by using a new battery.

    Sadly there aren't really any steps in between.
     
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    The pump is more than likely Not the reason the Prius wouldn't go into drive or reverse, unless the thing that is wrong with the pump is causing the other modules to loose communication with each other.

    It's hard to explain this, but I'll try anyway. The computers not being able to send messages back and forth to each other is more than likely the reason the Prius will not go into drive or reverse.

    I wouldn't try to guess what is causing the codes as that is all I can do without the repair manual.
    The codes are very helpful though and if by chance one of the Gen 3 Prius tech guys that have access to the manual see this or one of your other threads, they may be able to find a common link between the codes you listed above.

    If the tech that scanned your car was able to get the 3 or 4 digit ( INF codes) that usually accompany many of the diagnostic trouble codes ( dtc ) you listed above.

    auto technicians use those INF codes to help narrow the search for the main source of an issue in these complex cars.
     
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    If you want to get access for 2 days to the repair manual for you year and model Prius
    The repair manual used by dealerships is available to you to access on the internet and print out
    with a standard subscription for 2 days at $25

    https://techinfo.toyota.com/techInfoPortal

    It's a much better resource than google or youtube. But those two other resources are good too.
     
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    I linked your other two threads so that anyone who was reading this thread would have the opertunituy to go look at the other two threads that you created concerning the problem that you have with your car.

    It means that it is very confusing for anyone to help you with your car when you now have three separate threads started. There is information in three threads that need to be read and put together to get a complete picture of what is happening with your car.

    Please do not start any new threads for the current problem that you have with the car.
     
    #9 Brian1954, Jul 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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