HELP!!!! charging issue - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

PaulyJay · 01-14-2010, 05:50 AM

OK, so i have an extremely random issue that happened to me last night.

while driving home with the lights on, i found that they became steadily dimmer. this was combined with two warning lights coming on in the dash, the "charge" light, and the "lights" light. now, so far as i can see, the battery has stopped charging. this, to me, could only be caused, by a: a faulty battery, b: faulty charging circuit, or c: a faulty alternator.............

i have eliminated the battery as the cause, it's only 7 months old, and has tested out fine. if it's the alternator, i'll just swap it out and get a reco'd one, but how do i test the circuit? this is where i need help!

PaulyJay · 01-14-2010, 06:56 AM

and i need help ASAP! need the car to get to work.

PaulyJay · 01-14-2010, 07:54 AM

DW, in reading an older post i found a problem like mine, i have found that the alternator is dead.

90camdx4 · 01-14-2010, 08:14 AM

the problem seemed like your alternator...in the past 4 yrs i changed 2 alternators...none were rebuilt...all used stuff...i might just build one and keep it for spare...good to see u solved your problem...