2007 Prius. Hybrid battery (original) failing...

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Danica, Aug 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM.

  1. saneesh8

    saneesh8 Member

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    Hope dealer will replace the inverter coolant also. Not top off after the repair. I think with coolant flush, it is a good price in CA.
     
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    They are suppose to replace it, but if you talk to any of the technicians, they don't do it. Time is money to them.

    During the recall for this pump, I told my service adviser to not clamp the hoses and to drain and refill the coolant as per the recall paperwork. He noted this on my paperwork, to not clamp hoses. But sure enough when I got my car back, they didn't do it (I marked the drain plug). Had to bring it back for them to do it.

    So the thanks I get when I brought it back and obviously the same technician had to do the work he didn't do, he ended up not tightening the drain bolt, so I was dripping coolant on my way driveway. I retorqued the drain bolt myself so that I wouldn't get anything more harmful as retaliation.
     
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  3. Danica

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    He said the price included replacing the coolant. Maybe they were lying, but what else can I do? I can't go in there and accuse them of lying.

    I just got the call that the car is ready. They just took it for a 30-minute test drive (it's currently 108 F here) and everything was fine. They are giving me a ride to pick up the car. Fingers crossed!
     
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