Repair data
What we have worked on, and how we did the work. Every article is written from our own repair orders.
Bolt recall packs: what we check after the swapRecall, OwnershipChevrolet BoltA huge number of Bolts got a new pack under recall. If you are buying one, or you have one, there are a few specific things worth confirming.Written in the shop, from the work.Read the guide
Leaf capacity loss: reading the battery bars honestlyThe Leaf's capacity bars are a blunt instrument, and the early cars had no thermal management to protect the pack. Here is how to read what the car is telling you.HV batteryNissan LeafWritten in the shop
Why Tesla brakes rust before they wear, and what to do about itRegeneration does nearly all the slowing, so Tesla pads outlast the car and the rotors quietly corrode instead. In a coastal city that happens faster than most owners expect.BrakesTesla, 2013 to 202346Tesla repair orders at Earthling touching the brakes
Model 3 12V: when to move to the lithium batteryThe most common Tesla call Earthling gets is not the big battery. It is the small one, and it gives about a week of warning.12VTesla, 2012 to 202467Tesla repair orders at Earthling touching the 12V system
Brake actuator failure on 2004 to 2015 Prius, explainedA buzzing under the passenger footwell and a pedal that suddenly goes hard is the Prius brake actuator telling you it is on its way out. It is one of the few hybrid faults worth acting on immediately.BrakesToyota Prius, 2004 to 2015477Prius repair orders touching the brakes
Prius hybrid battery: replace the pack, or swap a module?A P0A80 is not automatically a new pack. Whether one weak module or the whole battery is the right answer comes out of the block voltages, and the difference in cost is large.HV battery, 12VToyota Prius, 2003 to 2018Codes P0A80197Prius repair orders touching the hybrid battery
The small battery that strands more Priuses than the big oneWhen a Prius will not start, almost everyone assumes the hybrid battery. In our bays it is usually the small one under the hatch, and it gives about a week of warning.12V, HV batteryToyota Prius, 2001 to 2022798Prius repair orders touching the 12V systemCounts are repair orders touching each system at our shop, synced from Shop-Ware, January 2023 to today. An article without a count is still written from the work. Fault codes are editorial context, not counted data.
Fully electric coverage
- Tesla Model S, 3, Y and X2012+
- Nissan Leaf2011+
- Chevrolet Bolt2017+
- Audi e-Tron2019+
Hybrid coverage
- Toyota Prius, all models2001+
- Prius V and Prius C2012+
- Honda Insight2000+
- Toyota Camry Hybrid2007+
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