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Toyota Corolla Electrical Problems

50 messages,  Last post on Nov 25, 2009 at 10:18 AM

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Re: battery light [djw918] by terceltom
Jan 25, 2009 (5:44 am)
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Replying to: djw918 (Jan 24, 2009 7:51 pm)

Not sure what you mean "will not hold jump start". Anyway, the easiest way to check the alternator is to jump the car/battery as you would to start it. Now remember, if your battery is really old/bad, it will take some time of idling or reving of the jumping car after the jumper cables are attached to actually give your car enough charge to start your car. After it's running remove the jumper cables, then remove one of the attached battery cables from your battery after the car is running. If the car remains running your alternator is fine, if the car stops upon removing one of the battery cables, your alternator is bad. Cost of decent 5 year battery is approx. $70.00 to $80.00, Cost of after market alternator anyware from $150.00 to $200.00 and about $50.00 to install. Genuine Toyota alternator would be more.
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98 Toyota Corolla - just dies while running 210K miles by AspenLeaves
Feb 15, 2009 (4:20 pm)
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I love my Toyota however it has died 2-3 times while running in the last two weeks, the first time I thought it was because I was low on gas, but I still had a half gallon. The 2nd time I was on a neighborhood street thank god. Someone looked at it and replaced a fuse. I'll have to look at the diagram and figure out what it controls. Today it died in another bad place in the middle of an intersection and fortunately the guy behind me jumped out and pushed me to a safe place. Then same guy who fixed it before came and helped me and replaced the fuse with a 20 (amp?) fuse. He said there should be no problem. And it drove home, however I have no wish to drive it with an infant or in icy snowy roads and cause an accident because it dies again. However I need to truly fix it, if 15 amp was used before is it really wise to replace it with a 20? Who do I take it to? I've had this thing for 11 years now, never really had a problem except for the driver window, and the solenoid switch. What do I do first? Economically times are hard, paying for costly repairs that result in nothing isn't what I'm looking for.
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Re: 98 Toyota Corolla - just dies while running 210K miles [AspenLeaves] by terceltom
Feb 15, 2009 (4:51 pm)
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Replying to: AspenLeaves (Feb 15, 2009 4:20 pm)

First off if you only had a half gallon of gas in your car you WERE very low on gas. You realize with this small amount of gas left, any slight inclined could have caused your car to stop. Secondly, I'm not sure why a fuse would cause your car to stop. Thirdly, replacing a fuse with a higher amperage fuse is only hiding your electrical problem, not solving it. Suggest finding a technician you could trust so you have no doubts that paying for a repair is going to solve your problems.
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Which fuse control the power window glass of 2004 Corolla? by ezee2
Mar 01, 2009 (1:26 pm)
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Which fuse control the power window glass of 2004 Corolla?Which fuse control the power window glass of 2004 Corolla?
The fuse spouse to be Under nee of steering wheel, on fuse box cover one mark refer to 30A P/W fuse iCon, fuse spouse to be there right?
 
Wondering no referring fuse there is empty slot. Please help me to find out what control of power window fuse or Rely and where they located.
By the way I’m asking because all window stop working automatic door are working fine.
Thanks
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electrical trouble by tpaswater
Mar 25, 2009 (10:29 am)
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I have a 91 corolla. there is a couple of problems with it. one the clutch is out witch isnt that big of a deal but it wont turn over with the key. i didnt know if that was because the clutch is out or if it was the starter or something. If you get it rolling and dump the clutch it will start as long as the key is turned on but that is the only way i can get it started. If anyone knows the answer or has a suggestion msg me back. thanks
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Re: electrical problem [mnemo] by ashleighpaige
Jun 10, 2009 (1:13 pm)
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Replying to: mnemo (Sep 26, 2008 5:54 pm)

i'm having the same problem now, what did you find out?
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98 Corolla Power Door Lock Problem by harbinx1
Jun 29, 2009 (9:11 pm)
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My 1998 Toyota Corolla right rear power door lock stopped functioning about 2 years ago. Six weeks ago my left front control button stopped operating both of the right side door locks, but continued operating both left side door locks. Using the key in the right front door locked and unlocked the right front door and the two leaft side doors, but the right front control button does not work. Last week a friend who is a decent mechanic pulled apart the right rear door panel and monkeyed with the apparatus. Then I used the left front control button to lock the doors. They locked, but would not unlock. We tried to locate the main power door lock fuse, but could not find it. Now I have to manually lock and unlock all the doors. Can you help me?
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Re: 98 Corolla Power Door Lock Problem [harbinx1] by kiawah
Jun 30, 2009 (3:28 am)
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Replying to: harbinx1 (Jun 29, 2009 9:11 pm)

I don't have electrical schematics for your specific vehicle, but normally the way you have to trouble shoot these problems is to start with the switches on the drivers door. The power for door locks and windows goes there first, and then out to the other doors. The problems you find in this area are typically:
- drivers side switch bad
- individual doorlock or window regulator bad
- wiring bad between the drivers side door jamb and drivers door, due to many years of flexing and unflexing every time the drivers door is opened.
 
These problems are not technically difficult to identify and fix, just tedious. You'll need a voltmeter/ohmmeter. Start at the drivers door switch, and verify that each switch is working properly with a voltmeter. Then move the voltmeter to the doors, and verify that the same voltage that you had on the drivers switch, has made it thru the wiring to the individual doors. Using the drivers switch, and the meter on the doors, verify each is working properly. Then move to meter out the door switches. Verify that the remote switch is working correctly, and then also providing the voltage to the locking mechanism.
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Electrical problem with 03 Corolla by bburnett
Aug 01, 2009 (1:50 pm)
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The battery in my 03 Corolla seems to be slowly draining, as if I had a light or something on somewhere in the car. Whenever I start the car, it cranks slowly like the battery is really low. I've tried cutting the engine and then restarting after driving it around and it starts back up more quickly, as though the battery has charged some. I've checked everywhere and it doesn't seem like I've left anything on. Also the hydrometer on my battery seems to indicate that the battery is just fine. When I open the doors after leaving it off for a while the dome light is really dim. It's like something is slowly drawing power from the battery when the car is off but I can't figure out what. This is very annoying and I really don't want to take it to a shop or replace the battery until I have a better idea of what's going on. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Electrical problem with 03 Corolla [bburnett] by terceltom
Aug 02, 2009 (7:33 am)
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Replying to: bburnett (Aug 01, 2009 1:50 pm)

Very simply put, it sounds like you need a new battery. The alternator is good if the battery is charging. You know batteries don't last forever? If this is the original battery you extended the average life of an OEM battery. Oh, and disregard that hydrometer test, it doesn't mean much.

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