How much does it cost to replace a hybrid battery?
The car wouldn’t start after that, and when she had it towed to her local Ford dealer, the service department told her she had to have the hybrid battery replaced, at a cost of $9,700. That sum was more than the entire vehicle was worth, so we got the following questions.
What should I do if my Camry Hybrid battery dies?
Especially with older cars, dealers generally go the simple and most expensive route: Replace an entire unit–especially now that the car is out of warranty. Almost a year ago, we wrote about the owner of a Camry Hybrid who had a problem with the high-voltage battery in his Camry Hybrid.
How much does it cost to replace hybrid battery in Ford Escape?
We recently received one concerning a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, which the owner had left unused for several months. The car wouldn’t start after that, and when she had it towed to her local Ford dealer, the service department told her she had to have the hybrid battery replaced, at a cost of $9,700.
Do you need a new hybrid car battery?
DO NOT let Ford service technicians tell you that you need a new hybrid battery (like mine did) because these batteries do not die. Anyone on this forum telling you so is flat wrong. Failures of these Ford hybrid batteries are less than one in 1 million. That is a fact.
The car wouldn’t start after that, and when she had it towed to her local Ford dealer, the service department told her she had to have the hybrid battery replaced, at a cost of $9,700. That sum was more than the entire vehicle was worth, so we got the following questions.
Especially with older cars, dealers generally go the simple and most expensive route: Replace an entire unit–especially now that the car is out of warranty. Almost a year ago, we wrote about the owner of a Camry Hybrid who had a problem with the high-voltage battery in his Camry Hybrid.
We recently received one concerning a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, which the owner had left unused for several months. The car wouldn’t start after that, and when she had it towed to her local Ford dealer, the service department told her she had to have the hybrid battery replaced, at a cost of $9,700.
DO NOT let Ford service technicians tell you that you need a new hybrid battery (like mine did) because these batteries do not die. Anyone on this forum telling you so is flat wrong. Failures of these Ford hybrid batteries are less than one in 1 million. That is a fact.