I spent weeks determining the best replacement HV battery option for a ‘12 with 130,000 miles. Settled on purchasing a local rebuild from a different model ($600) I was to use 20 modules in mine. However, I was outvoted by the lady upstairs. So we purchased a “geak” version with 3 year warranty for a total of $1800 (new 12v included). He came and went…..I test drove, only to have the “system warning” come back on. Barely made it home from a 19 mile round trip. I screwed around with my cheap code reader….clearing and re-clearing and…. For some reason I opened the hood and noticed the hybrid coolant reservoir was dry….topped it off….cleared the codes again. The next test drive was FLAWLESS!!!…….Until I got back and noticed the coolant puddle. I’ll see if I can find the leak (hopefully an easy to get to hose) later. Oh, the tech did ask me if I had it diagnosed prior to disassembly (remember I was going to do it myself). Conclusion — Read The Title of this post.
