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What kind of replacement does the dealer do on the battery when its under warranty?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Vibiojj83, Jun 7, 2018.

  1. Vibiojj83

    Vibiojj83 New Member

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    I'm in the market for a used car. My current one only gets 24 mpg. I drive a lot, generally 83 to 156 miles a day, 5 days a week. I see a 2006 Prius listed by me with the battery replaced at the dealership under warranty mid 2015. What kind of replacement did the dealer do?
    I intend to ask the owner and have them ask the dealership if they don't know but a lot of the time sellers can be uninformed and hard to get technical answers out of.
     
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    Prius has two batteries:
    1) 12v $150- 400 battery-4year pro-rated
    2) High voltage $1600-2500 battery-3 years.
    Be damned sure both are new, before you buy.
    And pay a qualified Prius mechanic about $100 to fully check all the usual used car things.
     
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    welcome!

    plug the vin into the toyota owners site and you will get all dealer service. a battery under warranty would get a new battery, but you want paperwork before purchasing.
    how many miles on her? there are plenty of other expensive things that can go wrong.

    all the best!(y)
     
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    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    You won't know 100% without checking with the dealership.

    Assuming it was a new Hybrid Battery, then 3 years.

    If it was a used Hybrid Battery, then I'm not sure.Depends
     
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    Yes, I know Kenoarto, I'm asking about the hybrid battery.

    Will do Bisco once I get the Vin. It was just posted last night and they havent gotten back to me yet. 175,000 miles.

    So then its agreed the dealer would of put a new battery in not a remanufactured one assuming the replacement was done?

    On a side note. How does the '04-'09 prius mpg do with hills? I havent fully decided on it yet and do consider a Scion '04-'06 xA or xB or Yaris still an option.
     
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    Alas, it is clear you do NOT know. Good luck.
     
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    Typical wording of most factory warranties gives them the option of using new OR recondition parts to meet the remaining life of the original warranty or 1 year; whatever is longer. So..... if the battery has a "-84" at the end of the part number on the sticker on the exterior case, then it's a TOYOTA reconditioned (old) battery. There have been only a few reported installations of these and IIRC all in California. If the battery case is any color other than bare metal (bright green, orange, etc), that's a dead ringer sign of an aftermarket repaired battery.

    GOOD LUCK!
     
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    Mod 2015 was probably a new pack from Toyota.
    But it could have been a third party used one I suppose.
    I'd want paperwork or look at pack myself.
     
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    Got the Vin. The Toyota Owners Site does show a service with "Hybrid battery assembly" mixed in there but doesn't say anything about it, like checked/ serviced/ replaced, you know.
    Gunna go see it and have him call up the dealer so I can be sure it got swapped new. Thanks for the help you guys.
     
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