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From: N8N on 17 Mar 2010 11:04 Next door neighbor came over last night to borrow one of my battery chargers... apparently his Prius was dead. I'm curious, is that a separate regular 12V battery, or does this likely mean that the Great Big Battery Pack is dead and due for replacement? (he said that he'd already had to jump start it several times) I asked and he told me that it was a 2004 model so that's a little short life for a battery (I usually get at least 10 years) but it's not completely unreasonable that it might have failed. I'm just wondering if he's in for a hell of a bill or if there's a separate regular battery to run the accessories... nate
From: M.M. on 17 Mar 2010 11:13 N8N wrote: > Next door neighbor came over last night to borrow one of my battery > chargers... apparently his Prius was dead. I'm curious, is that a > separate regular 12V battery, or does this likely mean that the Great > Big Battery Pack is dead and due for replacement? (he said that he'd > already had to jump start it several times) I asked and he told me > that it was a 2004 model so that's a little short life for a battery > (I usually get at least 10 years) but it's not completely unreasonable > that it might have failed. > > I'm just wondering if he's in for a hell of a bill or if there's a > separate regular battery to run the accessories... > > nate A friend of mine's Prius battery went flat a while back & I helped him with it. It's a separate 12v battery for starting, etc. It's located in the right rear alongside the spare, IIRC. It's kind of a pita to R&R. And I think it's pretty much a dealer item and fairly pricey for a battery. The rear hatch has an electric latch so he couldn't even get to it until we connected the jumpers and got some juice in the battery (there are jumper connections in front under the hood). 10 years for a battery? Here in AZ we're lucky to get three...
From: cuhulin on 17 Mar 2010 11:38 A 1963 VW beetle car I used to own had the battery under the rear seat. If that was my Prius car, I would DO something about that battery cover lock! I wouldn't waste any time about it either. cuhulin
From: Steve W. on 17 Mar 2010 15:08 N8N wrote: > Next door neighbor came over last night to borrow one of my battery > chargers... apparently his Prius was dead. I'm curious, is that a > separate regular 12V battery, or does this likely mean that the Great > Big Battery Pack is dead and due for replacement? (he said that he'd > already had to jump start it several times) I asked and he told me > that it was a 2004 model so that's a little short life for a battery > (I usually get at least 10 years) but it's not completely unreasonable > that it might have failed. > > I'm just wondering if he's in for a hell of a bill or if there's a > separate regular battery to run the accessories... > > nate Prius has the same thing as all the hybrids. One more or less standard battery for starting and operating the electrics and the high voltage pack for the motor(s). If he has to keep jumping it the battery is bad or the alternator is failing. The battery is a more or less dealer only piece because of it's odd size. -- Steve W.
From: dsi1 on 17 Mar 2010 18:31
On 3/17/2010 5:04 AM, N8N wrote: > Next door neighbor came over last night to borrow one of my battery > chargers... apparently his Prius was dead. I'm curious, is that a > separate regular 12V battery, or does this likely mean that the Great > Big Battery Pack is dead and due for replacement? (he said that he'd > already had to jump start it several times) I asked and he told me > that it was a 2004 model so that's a little short life for a battery > (I usually get at least 10 years) but it's not completely unreasonable > that it might have failed. > > I'm just wondering if he's in for a hell of a bill or if there's a > separate regular battery to run the accessories... Hopefully, the dealer is well prepared to stock, replace, and recycle the batteries because the trickle in R&R&R now may become a flood soon. 10 years seems like a long time to expect a battery to last - my assumption is that these batteries get deeply discharged often during it's service life. However, that's just my assumption - any info on this? > > nate |