Bad Battery? - Toyota Yaris Forums

kustom play · 07-07-2009, 05:10 AM

so out of no where ive noticed my car chugging to start

im think ahh, i must have left a switch on no biggy, it started and i check the switches and nothing so thats kinda odd

drove around the whole day parked the car came out tonight and it was chugging again to start

so i checked with a meter and it was at 13.4 running but as soon as i turned the car off it was dropping fast down 12 then 11 and this is like watching a countdown

first i thought maybe the alternator wasn't charging right but when i start the car again it goes back up to 13-14 range so the alt is running fine

could the battery just take a dump like that? worst part is the car has like 36,500 on it now so its just out of warranty...

Brian · 07-07-2009, 09:00 AM

Have you checked the indicator on your battery? You can take your battery to an auto
parts store and have it tested. Sometimes they can just go bad.

IllusionX · 07-07-2009, 09:51 AM

try turning it to "ON" for a few sec before you start cranking. 11-12v is normal for a battery when the car is not started. there is a reason why the battery says 12v anyways.

if it drops below 11, your car shouldn't even be starting.

yaris-me · 07-07-2009, 12:27 PM

Time for a new battery.

kustom play · 07-07-2009, 12:34 PM

yea im taking it in to be tested today

im just a little mad it happened like 500 miles out of warranty

RedRide · 07-07-2009, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kustom play

yea im taking it in to be tested today

im just a little mad it happened like 500 miles out of warranty

If the only problem I had after 36k is a bad battery, I would consider myself lucky.

A battery is basically consider a "wear" item like brakes or a clutch and their life span can vary considerably.

Anyway, if your battery is bad consider getiing an "Optima red top"
I have one in my Celica and really love it.

For a cheaper soloution got to Auto Zone and get a "Duralast" battery as it is also very good.

The Optima and the Duralast are both made by the same company, "Johnson Controls"

kustom play · 07-07-2009, 04:53 PM

yea I took it in to autozone and the battery was bad. I picked up a duralast red top

i have a duralast yellow top in my mr2 and loved it so figured i would go with duralast!

Jem_hadar · 07-15-2009, 11:00 PM

Whats the price range like on new batteries?

kustom play · 07-17-2009, 12:58 AM

like 80 bucks for a good one

yaris-me · 07-17-2009, 03:45 AM

$56 at Costco.

YarisSedan · 07-17-2009, 04:03 AM

awwww now would be the perfect time to upgrade to a braille battery

07-07-2009, 05:10 AM	#1
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	Bad Battery? so out of no where ive noticed my car chugging to start im think ahh, i must have left a switch on no biggy, it started and i check the switches and nothing so thats kinda odd drove around the whole day parked the car came out tonight and it was chugging again to start so i checked with a meter and it was at 13.4 running but as soon as i turned the car off it was dropping fast down 12 then 11 and this is like watching a countdown first i thought maybe the alternator wasn't charging right but when i start the car again it goes back up to 13-14 range so the alt is running fine could the battery just take a dump like that? worst part is the car has like 36,500 on it now so its just out of warranty... __________________ http://www.4055design.com

07-07-2009, 09:00 AM	#2
Brian Drives: '07 Yaris turbo, '11 Juke Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 849	Have you checked the indicator on your battery? You can take your battery to an auto parts store and have it tested. Sometimes they can just go bad. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3875996

07-07-2009, 12:34 PM	#5
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	yea im taking it in to be tested today im just a little mad it happened like 500 miles out of warranty __________________ http://www.4055design.com

07-07-2009, 04:53 PM	#7
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	yea I took it in to autozone and the battery was bad. I picked up a duralast red top i have a duralast yellow top in my mr2 and loved it so figured i would go with duralast! __________________ http://www.4055design.com

07-15-2009, 11:00 PM	#8
Jem_hadar MORDSITH View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Collingwood, ON Posts: 632	Whats the price range like on new batteries? __________________ 2007 Yaris Hatchback 5 Door LE, Manual, Package B, Bayou Blue Metallic

07-07-2009, 09:51 AM	#3
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	try turning it to "ON" for a few sec before you start cranking. 11-12v is normal for a battery when the car is not started. there is a reason why the battery says 12v anyways. if it drops below 11, your car shouldn't even be starting.

07-07-2009, 12:27 PM	#4
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	Time for a new battery.

07-17-2009, 12:58 AM	#9
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	like 80 bucks for a good one __________________ http://www.4055design.com

07-17-2009, 03:45 AM	#10
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	$56 at Costco.

07-17-2009, 04:03 AM	#11
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	awwww now would be the perfect time to upgrade to a braille battery

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