Is she worth it? ABS failure at 250k

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Headgaskets, Jun 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM.

  1. Headgaskets

    Headgaskets New Member

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    I need your advice. I have a 2012 Prius V 5 with just short of 250k. No rust, and ok cosmetic condition. I replaced the headgasket last year and did a quick and dirty battery rebalance/recondition. I started hearing the ABS pump running too much last November and it finally threw a C1391 recently (OBD report attached).

    Short question: Is it worth $2k to fix?

    Looking at ordering 04006-22212 and 04009-79147 per the CSR, and I have access to Techstream to do the offset and bleed. Pretty confident this job is in my DIY wheelhouse.

    I love the car, but she's getting up there and another 2k seems steep. Do I cut my losses and go buy a Leaf? Gamble on used parts? Tell be your ABS stories and
     

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    #1 Headgaskets, Jun 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
  2. rjparker

    rjparker Tu Humilde Sirviente

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    Only you can judge your financial position to determine if a repair is worth it. The odds of another hv battery repair is high and a replacement engine could be in that vehicle's future.

    New brake booster assembly parts are recommended since its quite a gamble to use this gen3 used part. A trained Toyota Hybrid tech is given 5 hours for this repair. It would tough to do it twice.

    A used part may not work from a mechanical or electrical standpoint.

    Second a used part can easily be the wrong part as there were at least two different for a 2012 v and 2 others for a 2012 hatchback. Plus the same housing number is used on all four 2012 versions and other years as well.

    The only way to find the right used part requires the donor car's vin which can then be used in Toyota's Electronic Parts Catalog to verify the part number.

    From Toyota's tsb:
    The part number for the remedy part for this campaign should be verified by inputting the vehicle’s VIN into the Electronic Parts Catalog. Use the service part number referenced in the Electronic Parts Catalogue to identify the correct campaign part number to order the required remedy part. DO NOT order the service part number, those part numbers WILL NOT be accepted on a claim made under this campaign.
     
    #2 rjparker, Jun 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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