2024 Prius Prime XSE Premium - 2 dead 12v batteries at 7000 in SoCal

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Technical Discussion' started by inbetterlight, May 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM.

  1. inbetterlight

    inbetterlight Junior Member

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    Yet another dead battery story. This is an interesting one. So I bought a used 2024 Prius Prime XSE Premium with 6000 miles on it in March from a Toyota dealer. The dealer says they replaced the battery before selling it to me. The car ran fine until late April, the battery died. I watched the wrong youtube video and crawled into the trunk to pop open a hatch to release the trunk. Why the hell did they make it so hard to open a trunk on a dead battery??! I later saw another youtube video that teaches you to jump the car from the fuse box. Anyway, I got it over Longo Toyota. They verified the battery is dead and replaced it with a new one under warranty. I asked them to make sure all software updates are in. They said "yes they are". Today, I get a low battery warning after I get to work. I've only went 500 miles on this new battery. I'm pretty sure the car is going to be dead by the time I get out. What the hell.

    My question: If the dealer says all software is up-to-date. What are my options? I cannot keep taking this to the dealer. I need a reliable car. I saw this on TikTok, wondering if any tried hooking up a Ancel BS200 Supercapacitor? Its like a permanent jumper you latch onto the battery to take off the load. Kind of like the old school car audio farad caps in the early 2000s.
     
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  2. bisco

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    are you driving it enough to keep it charged? I would invest in a jump pack until you get sorted
     
  3. schja01

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    Low battery warning? Does a Prius actually give this warning for the 12volt? I’ve only got a low battery warning and it turned out it was for the key fob.