Gen 2 New OEM Toyota Hybrid Battery Replacment April 2023

It should fit but Id inspect it in the parking lot to make sure the battery is not damaged before leaving.

 

I second that motion. The first one I picked up had apparently been dropped at some point. The plastic cover that goes over the wires along the side of the pack, was broken on one side. Heaven only knows what the inside of the modules was like. The second one we inspected in the parking lot before taking it home. It would really have sucked to have taken the old battery out, then opened the shipping container for the new one, to find the new one broken, Of course, one should always inspect a new part before starting work.

 

Does anyone know how long you have to return the core and how long you have to wait for the core to be returned?

 

I would've scrapped the car. The battery is $2000. Next up will be the inverter, the ABS module, and then the engine, none of which will be cheap. For $2000 you can get a fairly new ICE engine and another $1000 for a transmission.

 

Why the negative Nancy? The ABS module maybe, but as for the others there's no precedent for those to fail early.

 

haha having owned a hybrid for a while you know its flaws. I would scrap it and go back to ICE.

 

The ABS will fail eventually but the inverter? Or did you mean the inverter pump? That pump will indeed fail every 60k miles or so for an OEM and much less for an aftermarket. Not sure what it costs at a dealer but doing one yourself is just some time plus the cost of the OEM pump and maybe a bottle of coolant. The inverter itself hardly ever fails.

 

I mean the inverter and pump. Funny enough my hybrid still has the original inverter and pump at 200k. If its not this, it's that, and that is usually more than what the car is worth or what a new ICE engine is worth.

 

First year of driving that car I had the inverter pump replaced. I had the dealer do it and it cost $500.
If I have to get it replaced again, I would likely do it myself after checking this forum for help.
The ABS modules is a get on eBay and hope for the best with used part price.

Every car, you always have car repairs. If you can do it yourself, you can usually do it for reasonable amounts of money. If you go to a shop, you are in trouble. I have heard brake jobs between 1000 and 1200 many years ago. I could replace every brake pad, rotor, and caliper for half that easily locally. Buying parts online, about a third.

 

If you compare the ICE and the hybrid side by side, yourr going to have to do more for hybrid and spend more on it. On the 2nd gen hybrids, the ABS module alone is worth as much as the vehicle. If you choose to repair, you'll have to have very specialized skills that resembles that of a millwright, a mechanic, and an electrician.

knowing its flaws, I have to recommend to people to get rid of the car at the end of its life. Just not worth it to save unless you have the skills to do so which you'll be hardpressed to find.

 

I got my new battery yesterday and put the components from the old one on the new one
Something of crosspost

Everything look okay. I think I did do everything right but sometimes you want an extra set of eyes




I cannot find where this part goes if anyone can remember. Removed it when I was originally looking at the battery.
Edit: Never mind, found it on a picture and know where it does. Goes in the back.

 

Looking good. Double check every plug is seated all the way. Recheck the torque of your nuts. Make sure your hybrid battery is super clean along with the ductwork. Then once the battery is in the car before you put the plastic pieces and seats back. Reseat the safety plug, make sure it is latched and test drive. once satisfied then re bolt the seats and rear hatch pieces in.

 

Today I put the new battery in my car. Got everything back together, tried to start her and got the red triangle again. Panicked thinking I spent $2000 for nothing. Tested it and got the code "p0a0d 350." I had not locked the orange breaker in properly.

After fixing that and reset codes, she started and moved. Drove her for what I consider the car test loop for me.
Drove her 11 miles. Makes a lot of noise when there is no sound baffling back there.Trim was not yet back in place but battery was back in car.

Finished putting all the trim back in the car.

 

Of some interest, I received the core as soon as I returned the battery.