Hey everyone, I have a 2007 with 151k miles and its wonderful and have never had a problem with it, well I hit a rock, about the size of your palm, it shot up into the undercarage and it was very loud and 5 seconds later all the lights on the dash went on (triangle, check engine,etc) and the hybrid battery died fast and the fan in the rear was very loud, I towed it Toyota and they said I needed a new battery ($2200 otd) I told them I hit a rock and I think it damaged something but they said this is what the scanner says and we don't see any visible damage under the car you need a new battery. I was thinking of taking it to a craigslist hybrid shop in LA but I'm about 100 miles away and really am worried about getting it fixed like that. Would you suggest doing this or get one remanufactured or rebuilt. I have no idea what to do, I'm the farthest thing from a mechanic. The codes are P3000 and PA080. Thank you for your help amd watch out for large pebbles !
I would want to have a second opinion. A mechanic who has access to Toyota diagnostic tools. You may be able to look at basic hybrid battery info like voltage etc yourself if you have an Android phone/tablet and spend $30 on a scanner and the Torque app. (Can by scanner online and get in a few days) Would be happy to walk you through it. I would want to see real data or error codes that shows the pack is bad before spending the money. For example, it shows section 8 is failing. Or communication error, etc.
Thanks for the reply! I'll buy the app today. It sounds unbelievable this rock did this but it was a second after! I would love your assistance and I will let you know when I get those codes. Thank you !
My gut feeling is the rock incident is just a coincidence. The battery is firmly located inside the vehicle out of harms way and those codes are for the battery itself. You can do a hard reset/reboot yourself by disconnecting the 12v for a minute, reconnect and restart the vehicle and see if the codes come back. If you're still on the original battery, then it's suspect. GOOD LUCK!
I would want to read the codes before clearing them. Just to be sure. Then peek at live data. And hen clear the codes.
There is a problem in block 7 of the battery. Without seeing how the individual modules perform under load conditions it is difficult to determine the condition of the other modules. If you are paying to have a battery installed your best choice is a new Toyota battery. Any other brands are just failed batteries repaired with modules from other failed batteries. Most times they do not properly balance and test the battery packs.
You have a failed hybrid battery; block number 7 is the culprit. You can (in order of cost and reliability): Replaced failed module with another module Purchase Grid charger and see if it "repairs" #7 Purchase a rebuilt/repaired battery from numerous sources Purchase a rebuild kit consisting of new, 3rd party chinese modules Purchase a new Toyota battery GOOD LUCK
Dangit, thank you. Should I disconnect the battery and see if anything changes or it's 100% a bad battery?
Shop around; the lowest price posted so far has been $1650 plus installation. Some dealers charge A LOT more. Edit: also try contacting Toyota about a goodwill warranty. Being in California, you aren't too far out of expiration.
It may allow you drive it a bit before it triggers and goes into "turtle mode" again but otherwise you already have the codes and data.
