2005 Toyota Prius Hybrid Battery Dead
The latest addition to the hooptie fleet is a 2005 toyota prius and it came from my favorite local wholesale auction.
2005 toyota prius hybrid battery dead. Should you encounter this. But if your car is out of warranty you join the 500. Auxiliary battery on toyota prius 2001 and toyota prius 2004 fail if the car is not driven at least every 7 10 days. 1 point 2 years ago.
My prius fit. We purchased a 2001 prius used in march 2004 and a new 2004 prius in june 2004. I ve owned a jeep cherokee toyota camry honda civic and the prius. Automotive journalist and youtuber tyler hoover bought a 2005 second generation toyota prius for 1 500 suffering from just that a dead battery with no more life juice to squeeze.
The car was in decent shape otherwise. Climbing thru a dead prius in over 112 degree blazing southern ca heat like a sweating acrobatic ninja more times than i care to admit in order to access the external car jumper which i bought after discovering that aaa does not carry replacement prius batteries regardless of the popularity of these annoying golf cart type vehicles. My jeep cherokee would never have fit an eight foot ladder in it because the back hatch would have never closed. If the hybrid battery is dead you cannot drive the car because the hybrid battery is used to start the engine.
Average repair cost is 3 500 at 109 000 miles. The short answer to this question is yes the toyota prius can still drive if the hybrid battery fails. This prius was traded in to the toyota dealer after probably getting a 4000 plus repair estimate for a replacement hybrid battery back. This prevents the car from starting.
The 2005 toyota prius has 2 problems reported for hybrid battery died. See the 2005 toyota prius models for sale near you.