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So it turns out to be the entire battery pack that they are replacing. It was delivered today and the crate is nearly the size of the car.

So you are saying it’s not the battery that they replace but rather the contactors? And the contactors are what connects the energy in the battery to the propulsion system? These contactors wear out from repeated arcing or something as the car is turned on and off? Are the contactors replaced...

So after replacing the 12 volt battery they decided to replace the charging port. This did not help so they are going to replace the traction battery next. Of course it s on back order so it could be a while. I was wondering what exactly they are using for that. It is an entirely new...

Toyota service techs finally were able to communicate with the vehicle and determined my 12 battery was too low to continue with diagnostics. So they will replace that and then continue. So hopefully some news on Monday. They did find and error code but could not due further testing because...

My service manager says that the case has been escalated to the regional EV rep and has been escalated with TIS and Tesla and they still can't talk to the cars computer so they can't diagnose the problem. What the hell do they expect me to do? Just sit around with no car forever? It would...

I can't access the vehicle currently because it is in the shop at the dealership. But I did take a photo of the instruments upon startup before I had it towed. I do not see the ready light. In the pic the car is still in "P". Upon trying to shift into drive or reverse it goes to neutral and...

My car has been at the dealership for a week now and they have been unable to diagnose the problem because they can’t seem to communicate with the vehicle to access the diagnostic codes. They are using the required Tesla access codes with no luck and Toyota not Tesla seems to know what to do...

My car has always made a buzzing noise while charging that I assumed was pumps or fans associated with heating or cooling the battery. Now, 4 years later, all of a sudden it is completely silent while charging. It does charge up just fine. I took it to the dealer and was told there are no...

Tony, I’m trying to follow your wiring instructions but the photos are no longer available. I’m having trouble with this part. “The back interior trim piece just lifts straight up to remove, and then you can feed the wires for the right side taillights over there. As fast as you get the wire...

Thanks all for your help. Apparently there is some sort of electrical assist provided by the 12 volt battery and without any life in the battery at all, it simply would not unlock. I tried using pliers as suggested and that only bent the key and scratched the paint. Before with a bad battery...

Well, I tried pliers. Did nothing but bend my key and scratch the paint on the door handle. Does anyone know if there is any way to access the hood latch cable from under the car if I remove any of the panels under there?

I guess I’ll try pliers on it in the morning. I was worried something would break if I turned it any harder. My Prius valet key turns relatively easy without having to force it. Has anyone had the problem of a jammed lock before?

We came back from vacation and my 12 volt battery appears to be dead. Door won’t unlock with fob or emergency key. Also tried holding fob against the door while using key. Can’t get into car to pop the hood and charge the battery. Will this require a tow? If so, I won’t be able to take the...

I am looking at purchasing a system with LG PVAC modules. They are 300 watt modules with built in LG micro inverters. Thus each panel puts out AC current and they are pretty much plug and play for replacing or adding on to the system. Being built specifically for these panels the micro inverters...

dstjohn99, did you ever look into SDG&E's DR-TOU rate? I thought it would be worth comparing to your other spreadsheet analysis. I thought I had heard somewhere that this was the best rate for getting the most bang for the buck from PV.