90 rolla battery stall

[johnny fibonacci]

hey duders,
i got a 03 and a 90 rolla, love them toyotizzles, but seriously...
I guess my battery loses its connection and the whole car shuts down. was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what it could be. it has gotten a bit colder recently so i wonder if the cold has loosened something,. though maybe one of yous guys has had this happen and knows whats up...

[Public Disturbance]

Originally Posted by johnny fibonacci

hey duders,
i got a 03 and a 90 rolla, love them toyotizzles, but seriously...
I guess my battery loses its connection and the whole car shuts down. was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what it could be. it has gotten a bit colder recently so i wonder if the cold has loosened something,. though maybe one of yous guys has had this happen and knows whats up...

tighten your cables....

[BennyProphane]

I'v not had that problem with a corolla, but I did have the sme problem with a Dodge Neon. If it shuts off suddenly, then the problem cant be the battery. On all cars, the battery is used to only start the car, and then the alternator keeps it going. And I'm quite sure it cant be your alternator, because when that goes bad (or begins to go bad), the car would use the battery, slowly draining it until the car stalls. At least with my Neon, there where two red cables coming off of the positive side of the battery, a large one, and a smaller one. The smaller one needed to be connected to the battery (and it was also connected to the alternator), but it was corroded, and sometimes not getting a good connection (thus not getting power from the battery OR the altinator). Once the car it started, even disconnecting the battery shouldn't cause the car to stall, because the alternator is then used to power the car.

[90 GP]

Take it to Advance or Autozone and have them perform a no charge charging/battery/ starting system check. Check the battery connections to be sure totally free of corrosion and tight as well as gound cable going to engine block from battery. Stalling could also be ignition and or fuel system related. Get charging system checked out first to rule it out and go from there.