Yet another dead battery story. This is an interesting one. So I bought a used 2024 Prius Prime XSE Premium with 6000 miles on it in March from a Toyota dealer. The dealer says they replaced the battery before selling it to me. The car ran fine until late April, the battery died. I watched the wrong youtube video and crawled into the trunk to pop open a hatch to release the trunk. Why the hell did they make it so hard to open a trunk on a dead battery??! I later saw another youtube video that teaches you to jump the car from the fuse box. Anyway, I got it over Longo Toyota. They verified the battery is dead and replaced it with a new one under warranty. I asked them to make sure all software updates are in. They said "yes they are". Today, I get a low battery warning after I get to work. I've only went 500 miles on this new battery. I'm pretty sure the car is going to be dead by the time I get out. What the hell. My question: If the dealer says all software is up-to-date. What are my options? I cannot keep taking this to the dealer. I need a reliable car. I saw this on TikTok, wondering if any tried hooking up a Ancel BS200 Supercapacitor? Its like a permanent jumper you latch onto the battery to take off the load. Kind of like the old school car audio farad caps in the early 2000s.
Low battery warning? Does a Prius actually give this warning for the 12volt? I’ve only got a low battery warning and it turned out it was for the key fob.
iirc, there have been reports of low battery warning going back to at least gen 3. but the trigger doesn't seem to be consistant as most with dead batteries did not get a warning