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Can Prius Still Run If Battery Dies?
I've had my hybrid battery die on my 2010 Prius and this is my experience with how long it will run after the battery dies. Enjoy!
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love your video especially the music and the scenic drive was nice too - better still its great to know you can still drive it till you get a battery sorted out bcs I had assumed I would have to get it towed home and repaired.
Looking forward to buying a hybrid "toyota"and this video gives me peace of mind i wont get stranded in case hv battery dies, very useful info thanks
My battery died about 8 months and since then I've added a little over 10k miles. It's still just running as a 4cly car. I have a 2008 Toyota Prius
My 2007 goes into limp mode. How did you disconnect the hybrid battery so it won't go into Limp Mode?
My 2007 goes into limp mode. How did you disconnect the hybrid battery so it won't go into Limp Mode?
is this bad for the motor? What MPGs are you getting? I have the check hybrid system error and I want to take it on the highway tomorrow. dangerous?
Good to know. My 2007 hybrid died two days ago at 173,000.
this will be me soon if i don't start saving for the prius battery fund. at the moment i bought 05 prius used with a dorman replacement hybrid batt already done in 2020. but I'll be surprised if the dorman can get me 5 yrs total.
Great vid, btw the music is reallllllly relaxing.
Calvin Wu agreed
My battery died today and was freaking out and confused with nobody to ask and a bunch of videos on Ytube not telling me what i wanted to hear lucky i found you thanks for the information i thought my car was pruis c was done but its just on like you say and im glad u ddnt have any other issues that u stumbled on with the engine being full time on
Thanks so much for this info. I'm looking at a Highlander Hybrid & will give my Prius to one of my sons. Didn't want to stick him with a vehicle that would quit on the highway. Highlander Hybrid certainly isn't the mileage queen that Prius is but, I'm old now & need something that offers a few more creature comforts!
How is the highlander working out?
thanks for sharing your experience!
This is very much helpful, thank you sir
I am putting my third 12 volt battery in this or next week. I am locked out, and had some warning. I don't think it is the hybrid battery based on your video, even though I am at the ten years marker on 2012 Prius two, I fear one day my hybrid battery will go out. Crazy how everything becomes inoperable when the 12 volt battery goes out. Anyway comments and words of encouragement and wisdom, welcome. Thanks for this.
Bro my car my battery just started to die at 242077, I’m in the same situation I just didn’t move the car till I found your video, I’m glad I can still use it for small things while I get a new battery, I’m from the same area you took this video, western and 3rd
Hi from Virginia, My 2007 Hybrid battery died two days ago at 173,000. I've driven it about 50 miles since and it's a different drive for sure. Last week it felt like the transmission wasn't shifting right, although the RPM levels were proper. After the failure it drives like the emergency brake is on, because there's a drag on the engine. Christmas tree is a good description.
Same is happening to mine I wonders if the battery has something to do with the problem
Mine is already on 250 miles
there is no "shifting" transmission
My hybrid battery just died on my 2015 Camry with 158K miles. Not bad considering that my job requires me to have my car on for up to 12hrs per day sometimes. So even though it has 158K miles, the amount of time that my car was on is maybe 10 to 20 times more than any other regular 158K car. Doesnt help that I found out late that my hybrid filter was coming off and I didnt know how to clean it.
Hi there
I’m having Prius plug in 2012 with Li ion battery till now HV battery did not replaced. So I just want to know how would be the battery life of Prius plug in??? If the regular Prius I might change twise for last 8 years. Any thoughts about this? Thanks
My 2015 w/175K miles was hit by a rubber mat on a very windy day that flew up from the car ahead of me. It hit the left front and side of my car knocking out the blinker light. With a wire I attached the blinker light up under my car. When I got back in my car to continue on my drive the Hybrid Battery Warning sign was on. I was running on gas only. Went into LA from Palm Springs for four days of work. On the last day I took it in for a diagnostics at a Toyota dealership. They said two of the cells were below 13 while the others were at 15. I asked if I could make it back to Palm Springs. The dealer said I could but don't run too long that way cause it will damage the car. I then found out how to reset the hybrid battery. Drove back with hybrid working with the gas. A week later I took it to a mechanic who ran a diagnostic and all cells were at 15. It has been working fine every since this happened. The mechanic also cleared the POA80 code. No one has had any answers as to why the battery has a new reading with the latest diagnostic. Every one says the mat hitting my car has nothing to do with the hybrid light warning coming on. But it is what it is. For over two months the car has been fine.
Many thanks for this information
The battery cell is bad and my car now will not drive over 25mph what do you think is wrong its hybrid prius maybe not battery
that was a great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching, appreciated!!
What model year was it?
2010 Prius with 216,000 mile on the odometer. My Hybrid batteries began to fail last week. The vehicle started to chirp as if it was locking itself over and over. All the warning light came on, so I disconnected the 12 V battery and reconnected it. This reset the car computer and all the light and chirping issues went away.. I decided to drive to my sons' home in Rockport Maine, approximately 220 away. During trip all the warning lights came back on, but the vehicle never skipped a beat. I cruised at about seventy miles per hour most of the way. The return trip was much the same, but I noticed cruise control did not work and the hybrid battery fan was on all the time and somewhat louder than it had been. I arrived home having completed about 450 miles in all. Now I have to figure out if it is worth putting a boat load of money into an old car?!
How did you crank the Prius???
Does anyone know for Lexus hybrid car, can you still drive it if the hybrid battery died?
Mine is dying now. Thank you so much
My non-hybrid 2000 Toyota Echo has much the same engine as some Prius hybrids. It gets 42 mpg in town, so there is little reason to deal with those troublesome battery issues if the plus of the hybrid only gets 49 mpg while a dead battery drops it to 27 mpg. A hybrid doubles a car's complexity while only saving about two-cents per mile driven. Not worth it.
Can you help me source for a original hybrid battery for Toyota fielder ?
The starter battery would eventually die as the hybrid charges it. How did you get the car running with the hybrid battery dead?
The generator still charges the battery, it just dies quicker.
Great video I was just wondering what year was the Prius you have that ran after the main drive battery stopped working ? I have a 2008 second generation Prius that I bought new and don’t usually drive it much. It only has 40 thousand miles on it. I did install a wire harness from the fuse box though the front grill that I plug into a trickle maintenance battery charger that keeps my Aux 12 volt battery topped off at full charge a must for me in the winter. It just started to have a hard time charging this pass week I’m having a hard time trying to get it to charge above the purple lines onto the blue please let me know if You think I should just replace the main battery or if you their Is something a can do to get it back to charging better ? I know it’s a 12 year old Prius but with only 40 thousand miles on it’s hard for me to believe the drive battery is gone bad. Plus the car has always been garage kept out of the elements.
Drive the car at least a bit regularly. When not driven, the hybrid battery loses charge. When it empties, it must be recharged by an expert. Expensive and dangerous for a DIYer. Also ensure the vent to the hybrid (back seat pax side) is clean and clear. I have a 2007 and they didn't add filters until 2010, I think.
@@cltinturkey
Thank You for the information, I have been doing that, making sure that I drive the car at least 100 miles a week and I can tell it is helping.
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I have a 2000 Honda insight took the hybrid battery out. Put a computer chip in to keep all the dash lights off. And I honestly get 100 MPG better than with the battery. Why when I got the car the battery was in very bad shape so it was calling on being charged all the time which made the gas mileage less. No battery the car just runs fine. 63 hp 1700 pounds of a car 100 mpg. Five speed only the CVT Honda insight gets about 20 miles to the gallon less
My question is....how does the motor start?.. most everyone knows the battery and generator knows the ICE is started by the gen/motor...so if main traction battery is dead, there is no start of the motor. So what exactly are you describing.
My dashboard light is off all the time and engine light is on I don't know
My 2015 Prius was getting 35-37 mpg on a consistent basis. I ended up selling it my 2022 Honda Civic gets the same gas mileage
Hybrid battery is needed to start engine. It also charges your 12V battery to run the computer .Dealer says running it could damage very intricate electronics
Interesting, I didn't have any trouble starting. Also, never lost power in my 12V battery. But if it was the dealer that told you that, they might be correct. It is not my experience though. Thanks for watching!
Heard the replacement hybrid battery costs almost close to the price of the car
On the 2006, when the big battery dies, you have a jerky, slow ride. Finally it's undrivable. Would be nice if I had a switch to make it run on the engine %100. It slows down on hills. One day soon it will stop. It's rattling as well. I am in Mazatlan and need to fix it but NOT at Toyota. I think it can be fixed (the main battery) for a couple of hundred.
If the hybrid battery is completely dead there is no way for the engine to turn over I’m having that problem right now car ran perfectly fine and then it’s set for six months and now it does not run at all and the hybrid batteries completely dead and there is no way to charge the hybrid battery unless you completely disassemble it or just buy a new one
It's nice that I can find a video on TH-cam that answers this question but when I Google it it's like the internet does not want me to know the answer
Also I wonder if replacing the battery with a capacitor bank would be a sufficient substitute
My Sister's 07 Prius (108,000 miles) literally just died in traffic, we towed to the dealership.... $6,200 for a new battery, new tires, alignment, oil change....no previous warnings...this was 2 years ago and it has been running fine since...I believe the older ones will need towed if the hybrid battery pack fails...
So, what if you just patched in several Lithium Ion batteries of the correct voltage but lighter and cheaper than the standard battery pack?
Remove the heavy factory battery and just add "enough" to make things like regen brakes work ? Just curious what would happen.
should probably take to a shop, mess with the wrong wires and capacities and the batteries might blow
Cool idea also though of it maybe it works
I have a 2009 Prius with just over 137,000 miles. The Hybrid battery is still good as far as I know and I believe my gas mileage is over 40 mpg. I just replaced my 12v 48 month Duracell battery that was less than 2 years old. 12v batteries just seem to die quickly in my car. Did you have that problem? Also, this time my warning lights for Brakes, ABS, ASC came on while I was driving. This happened not long after I had to jump start my car. I did research online and found out a weak 12v battery can cause this. Luckily my 12v was still under warranty even though the one I had was a replacement under warranty. The woman I was dealing with nearly 2 years ago told me that if the replacement battery dies they would not give me another one. Well, my wife told me to call the company that sold me the battery and they said they would replace it and they had one in stock. I drove there determined to get a new battery but when I got there the man could not find one. He called another store in another county to the south and they said they had 2 so I drove there and they gave me a new battery no questions asked! So if the battery lasts past September, my 48 month warranty will be covered. The other big issue I had with my car was the Hybrid Water Pump died on me while I went for a Sunday drive but the car still ran so I took it to Toyota and they charged me a small fortune to fix it so since then I fix my car myself! I love the fact that the car keeps running even after a failure! I haven't been stranded yet but I have AAA now just in case I need a tow in the future.
i had an issue where i suspected a bad 12v battery same as you. it was dead a lot going to first enter ready mode starting the car. all electrics dead. turns out i just needed to tighten the crap out of the ground cable where the negative terminal runs to on the chassis. you might inspect that and maybe even move the ground to a different bolt and tighten all the connections. 12v battery has gone another year flawlessly since i tightened that one ground. it was a regular mess b4 that with multiple odd symptoms.
So 27 mpg which is still pretty good.
And guessing people drive for a while without the hybrid battery.
My prius 2012 gen 3's hybrid battery failed at 150k and ive driven it 100k since without doing anything.Less mpg for sure but it still runs and makes me money ..I can't find any info online as to why ,but i'll drive this beast until she dies ...
I don't understand how you can start the car if the battery is dead. How do you start the car? Our 2009 prius is dead and we think it is the hybrid battery. How do you get the car to start and run on just gasoline???/
My 2012 just keeps on running, still have the check hybrid system , but I use it for delivery , put on 100k since .
Makes no sense but I can't find any reason to pay $1k for another battery .
I just brought a 3rd gen 10 Prius at 164k miles and HB is already dead ,, smh I get the most expensive repairs with Prius, I had to change out the HB in my 05 2nd gen but after that it ran like a champ! One trick I found is to reset the error code and you can get a couple of good days outta the HB system,, ;-)
Can it still drive if HB is totally dead
Can you tell me how you got yours to run without the battery? ASAP PLEASE
Hybrid battery don't start up the car it is separate one from normal 12v battery.
@@qhrm4665 if you jump start the 12v battery, will the Prius still run with a dead hybrid battery and charge the 12v Batt?
The motor turns on but no 0 mph sign, can that be driven?
It would even start, how can the car run????
The hybrid battery is what usually cranks it???
Nahh
I was gonna buy one , but it needs the battery fixed, has the error code and the flashing triangle, 2006 prius looks like the one in the other guys movie. 😂 but the guy wants 1,500 for it, so idk.
Hybrid cars suck my dad’s car battery died today because he hasn’t used the car within months and we went to dealer to buy another one and they say it’s hard to get it so I figure out now any missing part of a hybrid is so expensive and hard to get so regular cars are superior
My question is, will it damage the engine in anyway considering that the hybrid system was meant for both to work interchangeably?
I also want an answer to this question
I’ve done this now for 30k miles knowing it’s the battery, no issues. It’s a Prius so I drive slow, make sure to check your brakes because you don’t use regin braking while in the “check hybrid mode” is on …so…your brake pads will ware out faster than with a healthy battery. I suggest going to a scrap yard with these batteries for $500 with 100-125k miles on them. Simple swap.
MY 2010 Prius hybrid battery died yesterday. I went to Toyota and they charged me $148 to say the battery is dead :( I love my car and it's paid for - I have been scared to drive it - now - I am not afraid. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Does it run with dead battery???
@@theblackcat3594 no, you need jump start like regular car. She has 12V battery problem not the traction NiMH battery which cost about $2800 new. The traction battery last about 10-15 years for unlimited miles but the 12 V last about 5 years, just like most Acid Pb battery
Man you saying that your galon use decreased from 49 to 27 or something, while on the other hand if your battery is dead -means you start using more fuel right???? where is your connection
What
Why the music?
Mine didn't even go 30 seconds after it died
Any video to proof it? It has something else, may be the transmission or inverter problem.
did it run out of petrol?
What's smog certification sounds like some California thing to me
It is, texas dosent have that i think. My olds mobile barley passed because my wipers dont shutoff unless u turn the car off, got my blazer tested aswell, and the horn at first didnt sound, then all of a sudden he honked it again and man it was sooo loud, it had a train horn.
If you took the battery out that would be a lot less weight. And if you look at the money spent on a new battery and whatever your gas mileage is both ways you still win without the battery.
No dead or wouldn’t start, generator, and battery to turn flywheel and spark? Bump start it? Battery weight? That’s motorcycle engine 1 liter, I got 50 plusbon a liter w/ 5sp. Per gallon, better. Use ethanol, or petrol.
Battery to start is 12V battery just like regular car. It becomes corolla but less power and torque with Christmas light on the dashboard
@@rondhole My pirus 2008 wont start cos the hybrid battery is dead, how will I do that
@@omorereosamuyi5490 NO, it is 12V cheap $100 battery is dead just like other regular car. It is located in the trunk on right side. You can just jump start the car from the fuse box on the hood. + on the fuse box and negative on anything bare metal on the body. I had that problem before, it last about 5-8 years . Just search Prius 12V auxiliary battery. If the hybrid battery is going bad, you can stil go whatever you want, but you loose about 1/2 of the power on low speed.
@@rondhole Good Morning @rondhole pls can I use any regular (Target 12volt 45amps)battery as replacement ... There is no Prius 12volt AGM electric Battery in my local store. can't even order one due to travel restrictions to my location pls
I know this guy buy a hybrid Prius, instead he got a plugin, he live in apartment has no way to plug it in, he drove it all the time with the gas motor.
What part of California is this? It seems familiar!
Yeah he got on the 101 near the Vermont and Beverly intersection. Border of like ktown/hollywood/dtla
If the HV battery is dead
You will not be able, to start
Ice . The engine starter
Is driven by HV battery.!!!!
So if you can start the car
It means that the battery
Is not totally dead.
it will run on gas, no hybrid anymore, prius will become a corolla, i have 2011 prius that hv batteries already dead.
Exactly today my dad’s car doesn’t work because battery died
Yes it runs just fine with check engine light. But the torque is much less, 300 N.m Torque from the DC motor cannot be achieved but AC is still fine too. I drove for about 2 weeks until get $800 refurbished battery for my 2006. Florida is hot and kill battery faster than in milder climate. But at least 10 years warranty from Toyota these days proof, it will not die before 10 years
How is the refurbished battery holding up now? How many miles do you have on it now? And where did you buy it?
@PittsensX it will definitely not last long. Typically, they give you 1 or 2 years warranty. A refurbished battery is only if you want to sell it, not to keep it. If you want to keep it for another decade, get a brand new battery. It cost about $2500. The best investment is a garage, the battery will last at least 15 years if it is not parked under the hot sun.
@@rondhole i have a 2014 Toyota Avalon. I got it brand new 8 and half years ago. Now i have 170000 miles and the hybrid battery died. I unplugged the 12 volt battery and plugged it back in, and it restarted the computer and all the dash lights went away and the hybrid system worked again just fine but the hybrid stopped working again after 2 weeks. And I restarted the computer again and it went back working again but this time for only 6 hours then the hybrid system stopped again. So now I’m driving it only on the gas engine without the hybrid battery/system and the gas mileage is trash because I drive Uber and i need to fill up my has tank every day now
@@PittsensX AC must be on in winter too, to function as a dehumidifier. always clean the battery cooling duct every year and change the filter there. Otherwise, it will have not enough cooling. You can use Dr. Prius App with a good OBD2 scanner (Veepeak, Carista, Panglong, etc.)
@@rondhole i never done any maintenance to my hybrid battery cooling system. Because i do all my maintenance at the Toyota dealership and they never told me that I needed to do any maintenance on my hybrid system
I know this is 5 years old, but what's with piano music...
If Hyb.battery died you still can pass the smog test, the engine is builde to pass those regulation without taking account of the battery setup, other ways it will be not allowed to drive on the roads . Logic.
I rent a brand new Prius for 15 days the dashboard shows around 100Km , the battery that comes with they deplete completely if the car left in the garage for 8 hours continue. In the morning when i start the car there was not enough battery at all to run the car on battery only to get the car out of the garage, the petrol engine kicks in immediately. Luckily i wasn't the owner.
Hybrid cars cost a fortune to repair if NG1 or NG2 fails those component have a limited lifespan they are not built to last for ever!!, battery are not cheap too and will die on you randomly, there are no rules. the battery can die anytime just be prepared. You lucky if the battery dies the last month of warranty so you can get new one for free.
My battery died and I get horrible gas mileage and sometimes I have to jump start it but it works and runs fine haha had it like this for almost 2 months now
What year is your Prius? I looking for a used Prius. I didn't know it can run with a dead hybrid battery.
@@keithc8108 it's a 2009 it still runs to this day,but from what 2 mechanics have told me the battery is not exactly "dead" the majority of the modules that are in the hybrid battery get low to the point where I have to jumpstart the car,but you can also set the engine to run all the time there's a video on here that shows you how to keep the engine running all the time, truth be told I usually get around 25-29 mpg so it's not that bad and it only need around 15 to 20$ to fill up no matter what the gas prices up
Hi.if you need jump start?
Its the rear 12v battery
That is dead.
Hurry to replace it!
@@keithc8108
No way to start to engine
Without the hybrid battery.
@@shmuelperlberg310 absolutely, all these guys here talking wrong. If the hybrid battery is completely dead you can’t drive the car at all engine won’t start
Seems ridiculous for a newer car. Don't these companies test these things before they sell them? Its like the car is designed to fail.
It is designed to fail for a long time >10 years and 1 millions miles and replacement will last 12-15 years without issues. Most diesel DPF filter and Catalytic converter will cost the same as Prius battery replacement in less than 10 years.
Let’s see the car you build! I used to race go karts and for every hour on the track you did an hour in maintenance (that came with outrageous costs...many thousands of dollars) so while I’m stressed out about how I’m gonna fix my car and what it’s gonna cost, I won’t bash Toyota...their cars are amazing the way u can just turn a key and run it for hundreds of thousands of miles without major repairs or maintenance...this is really the first big thing that’s happened to mine in 200,000 miles so comparing that with any other car, odds are the other car would’ve cost you more than $3k in repairs by now! I frankly just wish I had saved up $ for this day a little better because Toyota’s battery technology is limited like the rest of humanity (better energy storage technology would make a giant difference in almost every industry, that’s why Elon Musk and others are so focused on that) and anyone that’s ever had their IPhone battery crap out on them or anything like that should’ve known it’s coming....I’d tell Toyota that I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed lmao
A Prius will NOT start if the Hybrid battery is dead