This is my second battery for my 2024 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Technical Discussion' started by KHarvey007, Feb 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM.

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  1. KHarvey007

    KHarvey007 New Member

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    I live in Toronto and I'm having battery issues. Twice in a month I had to call roadside service for a jump because my car wouldn't start. It was in the extra cold winter, but this never happened with my older model Prius that I had for years. The Dealership has replaced the battery twice under warranty.
    Any insight into what's going on? I'm not leaving it for weeks, only 2-3 days.
    I'm trying to prevent continuing problems.
    Thanks
     
  2. bisco

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    this is an ongoing problem for many gen 5 owners with no solution offered by Toyota.
    the design is draining too much when the car is off.
    is there someplace you can plug in a battery maintainer when not driving?
     
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    I suspect that your doing very short hops in your car or the dealership is mishandling their batteries.
    Starting the car causes a strain on the battery, so a "short hop", less than 15 minutes of driving, may not put back enough power into your battery to get you back even. Slowly chipping away at your battery levels.
    The dealership could've placed bad or not fully charged replacement battery into your car. New batteries are shipped partially charged and if staff is lazy and drops the battery, they can damage them. Don't know if auto parts stores up there will do free battery checks. I would probably have an independent shop test it. If it's bad, have the dealership replace it again - then go back to the independent shop to verify if you have a good or borderline replacement battery. Your dealership could've just recharged your bad battery the last couple of times and had claimed to replace it. Did you look or mark your old battery to validate what they actually did???

    Good Luck....

    Also check for dealer installed anti-thief devices installed for insurance purposes. They tend to malfunction and draw down your battery. They usually piggy-back off of your OBD2 power wire connection. Trace back that wire from your OBD2 socket. If you find that barnacle, remove it.
     
    #3 BiomedO1, Feb 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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