Gen ii - Battery woes -P08A80 - Warranty Q's +

Yes this is case where Toyota has often been good on helping those close to warranty in CARB states.
HV Battery Goodwill Warranty Listing - Toyota Prius USA | PriusChat

 

Register the VIN at http://www.toyota.com/owners to see the dealer service history and the original in service date.

There is no guarantee that you'll be able to find a dealer that will sell a battery over the Parts counter. If so, it will have a 1 year warranty. When installed by the dealer the warranty is 3 years. The only other alternative that includes new cells is 2k1toaster's kit.

 

I'm sorry to say I just pulled the same code on my 2004 (112k miles). I feel your pain.

Does anyone have any insight on how a battery replacement, either Toyota or a remanufactured one, is affecting resale value when the time comes?

 

I know there was a report that an insurance adjuster refused to consider a relatively new traction battery when valuing a vehicle after a wreck.
A "remanufactured" battery is little better than your old one. It is all used parts and could fail at any time.
IMHO the best alternative now is the new battery kit sold by @2k1Toaster . It is new modules for less cost than a new Toyota battery. There are a couple of threads. An expert, @ericbecky is running a kit through extensive testing and the results are very good.

 

First, you should peruse with Toyota.
If they make an exception for you then you'll be good to go.

I seriously doubt you will be able to buy a new hybrid battery from Toyota without a core fee.

It's hard enough to get them to sell you one at all in the first place.

The aftermarket kit I'm running is $1,600. There isn't a core fee since you keep your core. This includes shipping to your door. It involves about 4 hours of assembly time.

Feel free to call me and discuss if you want more info about the kit or need help trying to convince your dealer to sell you a pack.

 

According to his post on Tuesday, it is 900 miles.

Prius Battery Replacement Kit (GenII/GenIII) with NEW custom cells | Page 5 | PriusChat

I believe @2k1Toaster designed the kit so a DIY user or a careful mechanic could install.
The price quoted includes free shipping to the continental US.

 

100% yes. Because you failed just so very slightly out of warranty, Toyota has been known to offer extremely generous discounts. Keep in mind that they have zero obligation to do anything. The second and/or mile you roll past that warranty expiration date, you are completely on your own. But the Toyota "Good Will Assistance" program can really help. Forum members over the years have reported better discounts and deals when they purchased the car from Toyota and did all maintenance at Toyota franchised dealers. In your case you purchased used, but if you did maintenance work there, that's good too. Doesn't hurt to ask, and sometimes they will escalate the case and through a week of phone calls you may get a reasonable quote.

There is over 10k miles on a couple of the packs installed in China already, no problems.

The kit is a DIY, just make sure whoever installs it is familiar with hybrids and/or high voltage. I don't think it is anymore difficult than a battery module swap, but even that is not something everyone can do.

I think the first step is to contact Toyota and see what they can do for you. If that doesn't work out we can explore new options. Also my kit is $1500 on sale until the next batch arrives currently looking like the end of next week. After those arrive, it will no longer be pre-order discount status, and the price will go back to the normal $1600.

 

Yes that's the first step.

Get diagnosed by a Toyota dealer, get a quote for a high amount. Then ask Toyota for a goodwill to discount that high amount. It may well be worth the diagnostic fee if they offer you a goodwill discount. If they don't then that's the gamble and it didn't pay off.

The $2K price you can only get from 2 dealership in the USA that I am aware of. They match their online pricing at the counter, only if you're local and there to pickup. Keep in mind if you buy over the parts counter most places won't even sell one to you, they just flat out refuse. If they do consent to sell you one, you will be charged an additional $1350 as a core charge that you get back when you return your old one in.

So first I'd let the goodwill potential coverage play out. If it comes in around the $2.5k installed mark, I'd jump on that. Otherwise you have options. For some reading material, feel free to click the link in my signature.

 

Yes normally the dealer will not offer the goodwill, you have to call Toyota HQ and ask for it.
You can also ask the dealer to make the phone call for you, but probably less effective and unless you pickled a major dealer with a lot of clout supporting you.

It is a saga taking some time to negotiate etc. One reason to go with other option if you just do not have tine and need to get on the road. If you have time you can keep trying.

 

If you find a dealer parts department willing to sell you a pack it will likely be close to $2,500 retail over the counter.

Any less than that is often the wholesale cost that is afforded shops who have an ongoing relationship with the dealer.

 

Do be aware that the warranty is different on the exact same part if you buy it over the counter and install versus paying the stealership to install.

 

I have bad news. To the best of my knowledge, New Jersey became a CARB state in 2009. A 2007 Prius will have the Federal 8 year/100,000 mile warranty.

The 2014 list of CARB States in the US | PriusChat

 

For $200 you should let someone else do the job. That's a deal of they are competent/trustworthy.

The pack does not come fully assembled.
It is not plug and play.

Be sure that ALL of the new components are used including cabling, nuts, and even the foam.

Also be sure that whoever installs it properly torques all the connectors. It is very important.

 

Who is the dealer?