2006 Toyota Alphard 2.4 Hybrid 4WD, 8 Seats, Auto, 84k Miles MPV, issues (read description)

Description

2006 Toyota Alphard 2.4 Hybrid 10 Series 8-seater luxury MPV

Overview:
- Widely regarded as one of the top Japanese MPVs
- 10 Series model offers an accessible entry into premium hybrid ownership
- Combines Toyota reliability with quiet electric-drive capability
- Provides a more refined, first-class travel experience than typical UK people carriers

E-Four Hybrid System:
- 2.4L petrol engine with Toyota E-Four electric 4WD system
- Smooth and seamless hybrid driving experience
- Electric drive used for low-speed manoeuvring
- Extra traction available when needed in poor road conditions
- Suitable for fuel-conscious families giving around 35 mpg combined

8-Seat Versatility:
- Premium beige luxury interior trim
- Flexible 8-seat layout
- Independent sliding, tilting and rotating middle row (60:40 split)
- Independent sliding and tilting 3rd row (50:50 split)
- Seats can be folded for extra cargo space or camping trips
- Spacious, airy, and clean cabin

Driver Visibility & Parking Assistance:
- Integrated reverse camera
- Parking sensors
- Nearside parking mirror

Luxury Features & Convenience:
- Dual power sliding side doors
- Remote-controlled central locking
- Dual-zone front and rear climate control with air conditioning with separate control panel for rear passengers
- Electric or manually operated side and rear factory original curtains

On-Board Power Supply:
- 100 V 1500 W (15 A) AC outlets (x2) with standard Japanese/USA socket, easily converted to UK standard sockets with adapters
- Useful for charging laptops or running small appliances while travelling
- Feature of the hybrid powertrain system
- Extra after-market USB A sockets

Issues:
- Starts and drives but not very well due to 'Hybrid system fault' (see dashboard photo of warning lights)
- Hybrid inverter coolant pump has been replaced (common cause of this fault) but it hasn't helped
- Toyota Techstream diagnostic software reports error codes:
- C1241 "Low Battery Positive Voltage or Abnormally High Battery Positive Voltage"
- C1256 "ACCumulator Low Pressure"
- C1310 "HV System Malfunction"
- P3006 "Batteries levels are unusually different"
- P3000 "Battery Control system"
- Various paint chips and scratches as expected with age of vehicle
- Chip in windscreen (see photo)
- Driver’s side rear door doesn’t lock/unlock with central locking but can be locked/unlocked manually via the inside, or reaching round with driver’s door open

Service record:
- Last serviced Dec 2023 but hardly driven since (to keep MoT valid)
- MoT expires 22 May 2026
- Lots of receipts of work from previous owner, including under-sealing
- Odometer and speedometer were in km for first 103,000 km (equivalent to 64,000 miles). Previous owner had a km-to-miles converter added so the current reading of 123,538 is actually around 84,000 miles.
- This is an import but has actually been in the UK since nearly new.
- First registered Jan 2006, first registered with DVLA in UK in Aug 2006 and first MoT was Oct 2009

Would suit an enthusiast or a hybrid repair specialist who can fix it and sell on.

Vehicle would be best collected with a flatbed van or trailer as the manual (translated from Japanese) states it shouldn’t be driven when the hybrid warning lights appear.

Ad ID: 1513540122

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