Posted on 12/09/2023 6:07:45 AM PST by lowbridge
An Arizona car owner says he was shocked when he heard how much it would cost to replace a battery in his hybrid vehicle.
Lucas Turner told KPHO that he recently took his 2014 Infiniti hybrid to a dealership for a check engine light.
He said he knew something was wrong but wasn’t expecting it to be this bad.
“They told me that I need a new hybrid battery and it’s going to cost $18,000 for the battery and another $2,000 to have it installed,” Turner said.
The hybrid car owner said his vehicle has less than 70,000 miles on it and the entire car was purchased for $16,000.
“My jaw dropped with them wanting $20,000 just for a battery,” he said. “It makes no sense in my mind.”
According to Nerdwallet, the cost to replace a hybrid battery typically ranges between $1,000 and $8,000, depending on the make and model of the vehicle.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that [Turner] could find a less expensive battery from another source,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst for iSeeCars.
Electric and hybrid vehicle batteries are warrantied for eight years or 100,000 miles.
According to Brauer, the batteries regularly last much longer.
“It’s not uncommon for these batteries to last 15-plus years and more than 150,000 miles,” Brauer said.
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Turner’s car technically still runs, but he doesn’t know how much longer it will last without the costly repair.
“So, $20,000 or a pile of scrap metal in my driveway,” he said.
Turner said Infiniti has since offered him a 50% discount on the battery replacement while he is still deciding his next move.
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How do you "blow the crud out of a carburetor" by driving fast?
That's the down side.
The upside is we'll all be happy.
Or else!
It’s not uncommon for these batteries to last 15-plus years and more than 150,000 miles,” Brauer said.
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How does one possibly know this? Was this battery being produced back when Obama was ordained in 2008? I don’t think you can accurately predict long term battery degradation with an accelerated Lab or field test. I call bullshite on Brauer.
Yes...that was the reasoning. “We need to blow out the carburetor.”
I hope more people buy EVs and hybrids. Keeps gas prices a little lower and less people are at the gas stations in the way.
Fun indeed! Back in the 70's I was on a country road doing about 90 mph in my Ford Fairlane. Clearing out the carbon deposits. I stopped on the side of the road, popped the hood and was adjusting the carb.
Along comes a cop who had clocked me! He understood what I was doing, told me I probably also need to set the timing, wished me luck and left. No ticket!
It shouldn’t cost more than $1,000 to pop out the old battery and pop in the new.
That’s a badly designed car if it isn’t that simple.
If he only put 70,000 miles on the car in 9-10 years then he probably would have been better off leasing it. He’d be driving around in a 2023 model right now, and it would be 100% covered under warranty.
I hate e-scooters. Useless machines. You can’t carry more of a load than a backpack.
By pushing more fuel than usual through the passages and nozzles.
Like blowing a clog out of a garden hose by turning the tap on full blast.
A lot cheaper when fuel was less than a buck a gallon...
I know someone who has about 150,000 miles on a hybrid and has been very happy with it.
My daughter has the check engine light because her catalytic converter has given up the ghost. She’s put a piece of tape over the light. Nobody in the right mind is going to take an older car and spend $1,000 or $2,000 on a piece of crap catalytic converter
Most auto shops / mechanics won’t do work on electric vehicles. They don’t even want them parked on their premises because of the fire risk . . . probably has something to do with insurance. And their mechanics would need a series of special courses and certifications. So owners have no choice but to take their trendy appliances to the dealerships.
That’s called an “Italian tune-up”, but it’s mostly for getting rid of carbon buildup.
Old saying...
“A redline a day keeps the carbon away”
Dumbass.
My mechanic said it was the O2 sensor that caused our check engine light in our 2002 Sequia. We ignored it. That was 10 years ago.
Lower than self-ignition. /s
Yes. My #56.
After an interstate accident near Bloomington IL, we had to leave our low-mileage 2004 Accord there. The extensive mechanical repairs were a reasonable $2100, but the quote for body work scrapes was $3200. We drove it home and found a local place that did the body work for $600.
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