1998 Avalon Possible Alternator problems

Elliot Udell

I had two experiences where my car would not start and the triple A came and helped but even they had difficulty starting it. My mechanic ruled out battery problems and ruled out starter problems. Could it be the alternator

PF_Flyer

If it started up and continued to run, it's not the alternator. Did your mechanic run a test on the battery? This sounds exactly like a recent issue we had with my daughter's car and the battery was the culprit and I'm leaning towards that

Elliot Udell

One of the other reasons I think it might be the alternator is that for a long time the dashboard lights are dimmer than they use to be

PF_Flyer

Then you need to check the voltage coming out of the alternator. You can have it checked at places like Autozone

Elliot Udell

thanks

Mr_Shiftright

Also clean those battery and ground cables!

PF_Flyer

Mr_Shiftright said:

Also clean those battery and ground cables!

Yes, lot of places where you can have losses