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  1. Jasvinder

    Jasvinder Junior Member

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    Hi there I need help I have been getting this code P0A80 on my Prius v 2012 I took my car to the dealer they said replace hybrid battery. I bought a used battery and replaced it but same code I get again the thing is when I clear the code my car runs for 2 to 3 days and the warning lights come on again is there anything else like inverter coolant please help anyone.
     
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    welcome! wasn't the battery under warranty?
     
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    We've had almost zero v batt replacements that I know of.
     
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    something doesn't sound right. could be over 100k miles already?
     
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    member: 5889"]welcome! wasn't the battery under warranty?[/QUOTE]
    I have 425000 Kms my car is a taxi so warranty is out.
     
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    I did bring back my old battery from the wreckers and tested all the cells they all read at 7.8 to 7.9 volts.
     
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    Its not impossible that the "used" battery you bought is bad.
     
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    wow, that's some serious kilometer age!

    you have to do more serious cell testing with toyota tech stream software.
     
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    we do not like refurb batts too much, we recommend new batts from Toyota if you can swing it.

    As far as Taxi service, we do have some past threads from European Gen3 taxi drivers who seemed to find the Europe Gen3 version was not quite as robust for taxi service and there were few hybrid parts they were suspicious of as well as battery fails. Don't know if any of that applies to v...probably not I think the Europe v is Lithium Ion battery.
     
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    Well I am very happy to get the feed back from friends I live in Canada I get three codes all of them r same if I clear the codes I can go for three days and it comes back on I did get a battery from auto wreckers it does the same thing as the auto wreckers gave me warranty waiting for him to get me another one. Until then I have to drive like this. I wil keep everyone posted. Thanks. Please let me know if you anything else that can trigger this code.
     
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    I agree waiting for the auto wrackers to look for another one until then I have to carry on
     
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    In Calgary we don't have anybody who can test the cells even Toyota they just use the scanner thinking of getting hybrid battery testing training. Will be good money making in Calgary.
     
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    does your car operate normally, other than codes?
     
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    Yes it does once I clear the codes it runs fine and even with the hybrid code in it runs fine
     
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    if it runs fine, and your mpg's are the same, it must be a borderline cell? perhaps you can just ignore it.
     
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    What is tb 1 and how do you check the temprature and the resistance on the battery. The funny thing is I bought the used battery from someone it behaves the same way as my old one. I do have my old on when I checked the voltage all the cells have 7.8 to 7.9 volts in them
     
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    The car runs on engine
     
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    When the codes appear back sometimes in 3 hours or couple of days.
     
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    TB# stands for Temperature Battery (sensor) 1,2, or 3 (I think)

    You need android app Torque and a Bluetooth or Wifi dongle to check TB# and resistance. Good info under the How To link on the web page I referenced above.

    Make sure that your cooling fan intake is not blocked or clogged. If the traction battery is not getting proper air flow, it can trigger error codes. The fan intake is under the rear bench seat (passenger side?)

    Best of luck!
     
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