Toyota Repair: 2004 Camry. 4cyl loses electric power
QuestionCamry has been trouble free. Lasts week starter was dragging and slow so put in another battery known to be good. And all was well starter spun fast , kites brute and indicated charging by dash lite. This am car operated properly.. Later in am car acted nearly dead...starter only clicked and all other electrics acted nearly dead but enough remained to lite dash indicators however headlines,and horn would not operate.checked some of the fuses. Ok
Acts like battery is dead but battery indicates charged and batt charger tapers down quickly.
Your ideas to diagnos are appreciated thank you Art
AnswerIt sounds like there may be a charging system issue, try jump starting it, if it starts let it run for a while, if it stops running as soon as the jumper is removed then the alternator is not charging the battery, if you have a volt meter measure the voltage at the battery while the engine is running, it should be close to 14 volts.