New Owner - Multiple Issues

welcome. it sounds like you have a bad 12 volt, and bad hybrid battery, but you'll need a prius scanner to pull the trouble codes.
as for the fob, have you tried a new battery? does the second fob work properly?

you can make sure the brake switch is working properly if the brake lights come on.

 

A car with that few miles, you should get a brand new battery from Toyota, not a repaired one

 

My meaning is you should PAY for a new one. Don't buy refurbished. Here in the mainland, Toyota would most likely chip in a goodwill warranty for the replacement. In Hawaii, it may be different

 

HV Battery Goodwill Warranty Listing - Toyota Prius USA | PriusChat

See if Toyota USA is willing to help

 

Toyota doesn't represent Hawaii

 

hmm...well it is uncharted territory

 

If you find the right person you should pay no more than $400....They are making a killing on repairing one bad cell.

You can try searching for shops and mechanics in the craigslist automotive section.....or you can try the craigslist "gigs---->labor" section where you post your job (repair 1 bad cell in prius battery) and put $400 as compensation...Chances are someone will contact you....And start calling shops because that quote is too high.

 

i know things are different in hawaii, so it's tough to make any recommendations. i would price out a new battery as jc mentions above. they are $2,600. here plus install.
the chemistry is nickel metal hydride, not lithium, but that doesn't really matter. whether you can do it yourself depends on you. lot's of newbies do, but you have to be very careful of th high voltage, and follow instructions carefully. there are plentyy of helpful threads here.

with any rebuild, you have to be prepared to redo it at any time, whether it's you, or a so called expert. there's no such thing as a reliable rebuild, you can win a few skirmishes, but not the war.

 

Did you ever do the 12V swap? If so, did the problems persist?

That'd be the first step for an issue like this, as bisco stated. Until then, I wouldn't necessarily trust the codes that are thrown. The 12V can do some wonky things.

 

I have an '06 with only 50k miles. Here's my tale: My P0A080 fault code and battery rebuild | PriusChat Cliff notes version: read posts #1 and 31.

 

P0A82 indicates a problem with the HV battery cooling fan, this in turn could set the P0A80 due to the HV battery getting hot and not being able to be cooled. Poor cooling could cause irreparable damage, particularly in an older HV battery. You may get lucky by inspecting and cleaning the HV battery cooling fan, situated in the RR fender, tucked up above and forward of the 12 V battery.

No, it is absolutely not a good price, given that it is so close to a completely new Toyota OEM HV battery, and given the mechanic is completely spot on regards to the reliability and longevity of the repair – it likely will not last long.

Good point on which to feedback.

Although this appears to be the case, the usual cause is low voltage on the 12 V bus drawn off by the various ECU's. It is usually obvious if you look a the freeze frame data of the codes thrown. The HV battery codes, don't usually have the LV bus as input, so likely those are genuine. As I said above, check the HV battery cooling fan.

 

Toyota Motor Sales USA sells Toyota vehicles in the 48 contiguous US states and Alaska.

Hawaii is covered by Servco Pacific, which is a distributorship on the same organizational level as TMS USA (although obviously much smaller in size.) Hence TMS USA has no reason to offer help outside the stated warranty, for a vehicle sold by a Servco Pacific dealership.

However if your Servco Pacific-sold Toyota needed warranty assistance on the mainland US, then TMS USA would step up to that warranty obligation. I've taken advantage of that on a number of occasions as three of my Prius originally were sold by Servco Pacific dealers.

Similarly, Guam and Puerto Rico are served by other tiny Toyota distributorships, look at the label on an original Toyota battery if you require details.

Back to the OP's original question about a failed hybrid battery - I believe it is a bad choice and false economy to buy any refurbished battery.

See if you can get a 3G used traction battery from a local salvage yard and if so, transfer the 28 modules into your car's traction battery case. If that cannot be done then you would be far better off coming up with the additional funds to buy a new Toyota traction battery.

Or, sell the car as-is and cut your losses.

 

3G batteries are not really much better, I'm predicting my 2010 3G battery will fail this coming year. Something about the engineering of the 3G cars that seem to work the batteries a lot more than in 2G cars. Work the batteries harder to get the extra mpg?