The car was in decent shape otherwise.
2005 toyota prius hybrid battery dead.
The auxiliary battery failed on the 2001 prius twice and we replaced it once.
The short answer to this question is yes the toyota prius can still drive if the hybrid battery fails.
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.
You will get poor fuel economy and a rougher drive from it though.
My prius fit.
We purchased a 2001 prius used in march 2004 and a new 2004 prius in june 2004.
If the hybrid battery is dead you cannot drive the car because the hybrid battery is used to start the engine.
But if your car is out of warranty you join the 500.
The 2005 toyota prius has 2 problems reported for hybrid battery died.
This prevents the car from starting.
Auxiliary battery on toyota prius 2001 and toyota prius 2004 fail if the car is not driven at least every 7 10 days.
Average repair cost is 3 500 at 109 000 miles.
The latest addition to the hooptie fleet is a 2005 toyota prius and it came from my favorite local wholesale auction.
Should you encounter this.
1 point 2 years ago.
This prius was traded in to the toyota dealer after probably getting a 4000 plus repair estimate for a replacement hybrid battery back.
See the 2005 toyota prius models for sale near you.
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.