Trying to keep my 2008 Prius on the road...

I did pay cash and I am letting him try to resolve the situation with another try.

I knew the risks going in and I appreciate the fact that the rebuilder is honoring his warranty and swapping in another battery tomorrow. I know it's another gamble but salvaged batteries seem impossible to find in my area and the only options seem to be rebuilt or brand new. I took the cheaper route mainly because the people pulling my codes led me to believe that other things may be wrong with the car.

This guy is relatively new to the rebuilding trade but he offers a 1-year guarantee, assuming he honors his agreement - which I'll find out tomorrow.

I am driving the leaf for now and, thankfully, I work close to home so, when we complete the next swap, I'll be able to test it near home. I also signed up for AAA, just in case I do get stranded somewhere. I'm also starting to look for a "new-to-me" car but I also know those come complete with "new-to-me" problems too...

The rebuilder says that he'll come tomorrow and swap in another battery. After that, I'll drive it around for a few errands around town and see how it behaves. I've already set a limit at 3 battery swaps - if "third time" is not a charm, then I'll try to negotiate getting some kind of refund. I'm cautiously optimistic that the next battery might work out. I'll see and report back in a week or so...

Thanks for the input.

 

Well...so far so good but I know it's really way too soon. The rebuilder did honor his word and swapped out the HV battery again tonight. It is *my* battery back in a rebuilt form. The 12v battery was totally dead when I went to move the car so I had to wait for him to come with cables and jump it. He swapped the HV battery and said that if this one also fails, then he will discuss giving me a full refund - he *is* turning out to be a VERY honorable fellow He also left the jumper cables with me as a "just in case" since I didn't have my own and he said to help make up for the inconvenience of having to do this twice now. That was thoughtful.

My dad hammered it home enough when I was younger to *drive* the car for a while after a jump to make sure the battery gets nice and charged so I took a night drive around my area. Drove for about 15 min, stopped for gas, and it restarted just fine. I'm planning to take it to work tomorrow since I work close to home. Tomorrow night, I'll drive it to a friend's house and hang out for a while and drive home. Right now, I think I'm at the about 25-mile mark and historically, lights start shining around the 60-80 mile mark so...I'm hoping for the best and I'll post back later.