Scrap the car?

well 200k miles is right about where Toyota figures this car will last to. It was designed to go about 180k miles of troublefree driving. After that, you would need to start replacing a lot of parts to keep it on the road.

You have a failed hybrid battery for sure, it doesn't fix itself by you just resetting the car (replacing or disconnecting the 12v battery). That is about $1600-$2000. Then the shocks, if you can't DIY and depend on the dealer, that would be another $1500. Brakes another $300-$500. Painting the roof of the car, $800.

 

get doc prius, it will give you the cell voltages. id you can diy it, it's cheap enough, but a bit of a project. just depends on your (and your wife's) point of view

 

You've got block 12 consistently showing weaker than the others. It'll probably eventually show further excursions and get to the ends faster during both charge and discharge.

The 12v battery situation wasn't doing you any favors, but the HV traction battery is showing signs of trouble. Now with a healthy 12V you can have more faith in those signs and act accordingly.

 

^ That.


@ Scrap the car.... Nope.

In YOUR zip code?
Cheaper to keep her.

 

This is no "if". Prepare accordingly.

GOOD LUCK!

 

If you KNOW that you're going to be keeping the car then you may want to start sourcing the replacement battery/cells NOW.

Everybody is all worried about this COVID thing, and it's lengthening supply chains for a wide number of things, NOT just T.P. or 9x19mm rounds.

Your dealer "may" be able to offer you a new/old battery for a G2 for a substantially higher price than some of the DIY/Aftermarket solutions out there - and they MAY actually have one on hand.

Your call....
Just remember that your car becomes lawn art without a working traction battery.

 

If you are serious about diy whack a mole...

You could get a grid charger/discharger installed and if your drive isn’t too long potentially ignore the problem for a few years until it becomes critical
Then replace the bad block


Easiest is to pay the $2000 for a brand new Toyota pack and not worry for a long while.

 

pm 2k1. if it matters, it seems his batteries are in serious china backorder.

 

Late to the party but here.

As for scrapping it versus keeping it, that's up to you. Looks like you really only need a new battery. But the engine may explode as you test drive your new pack, you just never know. I agree with ETC that in your area, it is cheaper to keep it going assuming nothing else major happens right away.

You mentioned in a different post you only do 5k miles a year on this Prius. Is that a 3k mile roadtrip annually and then trips down the block? Or a 10 mile commute twice daily 50 weeks a year? The Prius wants, or NEEDS, to be driven. Sitting for months rotting, is not good. If your driving situation has changed and you're only going 20mi a day, a used Leaf would be a better investment than a new battery in an old Prius.

We are expecting stock in end of this week, ship out next week.

 

corolla and etc.