Most independent shops will not touch a Toyota hybrid — the high-voltage system requires specific training and equipment the average general mechanic does not have. We do. Eight years at the Toyota master level meant hybrid systems were part of the training — Prius, Camry Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, all of it. We are one of the few independents in central Kentucky doing this work, and we do it at independent-shop pricing.
We diagnose and repair the full hybrid system: hybrid battery testing and replacement (module-level diagnosis, not a blanket replace), inverter and converter diagnosis, high-voltage wiring and orange-cable service, hybrid cooling-loop service (the engine and inverter run on separate cooling circuits — both need to be right), regenerative brake system diagnosis, and the hybrid-specific drivability codes that general shops misread.
The low-voltage side matters too — the 12V battery on a Prius is the most common no-start cause in the world, and every shop that touches these cars should know that. We do. Toyota hybrid repair is not occasional-expert territory here; it is a core of what we do, and we see the cars regularly.
Old-school diagnostic discipline on very modern technology. Scan the HV system with a real dealer-level tool, verify individual cell voltages in the battery, watch live coolant temps on both circuits, confirm the fix held under real driving. It is how the Toyota dealer does it — and it is what we bring to Rockcastle County at half the labor rate.