Help! Car won't start, power steering dead, electrical system flickers on and off
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Help! Car won't start, power steering dead, electrical system flickers on and off
I have a 08 IS350 with over 100k miles. Just yesterday my car completely would not start in the morning. I jump started it and left it running for 10 minutes and turned it off. When I tried to start it again it did not work again. I jump started it and drove around for a few minutes and noticed that the whole electrical system flickers on and off. The power steering, navigation, radio flickers on and off. VSC light, check engine light, and traction control light also flickers on and off briefly.
I read that this is probably an alternator problem but the engine runs fine once it has been jump started. Could this be a battery problem?
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I read that this is probably an alternator problem but the engine runs fine once it has been jump started. Could this be a battery problem?
I attached a video to show what happens:
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I was thinking that it was the alternator but my mechanic said he doesn't think so because the battery light doesn't turn on.
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Alternator!
It just happened to me last weekend.
Check VSC light came on first then ABS, traction, Navigation, steering gets real sluggish then the car just died cold.
Had the car towed to a Toyota dealership which replaced it for $550.
Highly recommend to replace it before it dumps you on the road like what happened to me:-(
It just happened to me last weekend.
Check VSC light came on first then ABS, traction, Navigation, steering gets real sluggish then the car just died cold.
Had the car towed to a Toyota dealership which replaced it for $550.
Highly recommend to replace it before it dumps you on the road like what happened to me:-(
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You should loom that 4 AGU wire. Unloomed aftermarket wire under the hood just looks horrible. <br /><br />Also, whatever that was likely burned for a reason. Perhaps it might be worth taking that to the dealer/good indy to get their opinions on it before you turn your car into a CarBQ.
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Thanks everyone. It turns out I had a dead cell in the battery. I used a voltmeter and tested the battery and it was reading 8.20. Once I jump started it, it was between 13.5-13.8, which meant the alternator was charging the battery just fine.
Costco replaced the battery under warranty free of charge since I only had it for one year. So far it's been working fine since I replaced the battery.
Costco replaced the battery under warranty free of charge since I only had it for one year. So far it's been working fine since I replaced the battery.
Alternator!
It just happened to me last weekend.
Check VSC light came on first then ABS, traction, Navigation, steering gets real sluggish then the car just died cold.
Had the car towed to a Toyota dealership which replaced it for $550.
Highly recommend to replace it before it dumps you on the road like what happened to me:-(
It just happened to me last weekend.
Check VSC light came on first then ABS, traction, Navigation, steering gets real sluggish then the car just died cold.
Had the car towed to a Toyota dealership which replaced it for $550.
Highly recommend to replace it before it dumps you on the road like what happened to me:-(
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