My car's electrical system just stopped working today..? - Toyota Yaris Forums

Walker · 11-04-2018, 01:40 AM

Thanks guys for sharing. I am a new old-yaris owner. Just bought a 2004 yaris last week.

Same happened to me a couple of hours ago. First the abs warning light showed up. It then disappeared when making another trip. When reaching home, every indicator lighted up and the car felt like losing power. I managed to park the car though. Being curious, I went to check car but this time, I couldn't start it. It cranked but after a number of times, there were no more cranks.

A mechanic came and gave a jump start. It worked. After a brief check, he told that alternator and battery should be fine for now. He asked me to let the engine run for about 30 minutes (so as to get the battery charged) and update him tomorrow. While engine is running, I thought I would make charging more effective by driving the car nearby. This time I notice power steering (P/S) light was on. Not far after I drove, at a road side, the speedo meter display started to dim intermittently together with other indicators. The car struggled to stay alive and the engine stopped again.

When I turned the ignition on (before starting), the display blacked out and appeared. I was unable to start the car as if the battery was dead. I managed get help from neighbours to jump start and drove the car back.

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11-04-2018, 01:40 AM	#14
Walker I've made a post! Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Leeds Posts: 1	Thanks guys for sharing. I am a new old-yaris owner. Just bought a 2004 yaris last week. Same happened to me a couple of hours ago. First the abs warning light showed up. It then disappeared when making another trip. When reaching home, every indicator lighted up and the car felt like losing power. I managed to park the car though. Being curious, I went to check car but this time, I couldn't start it. It cranked but after a number of times, there were no more cranks. A mechanic came and gave a jump start. It worked. After a brief check, he told that alternator and battery should be fine for now. He asked me to let the engine run for about 30 minutes (so as to get the battery charged) and update him tomorrow. While engine is running, I thought I would make charging more effective by driving the car nearby. This time I notice power steering (P/S) light was on. Not far after I drove, at a road side, the speedo meter display started to dim intermittently together with other indicators. The car struggled to stay alive and the engine stopped again. When I turned the ignition on (before starting), the display blacked out and appeared. I was unable to start the car as if the battery was dead. I managed get help from neighbours to jump start and drove the car back.