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diegoei 04-25-2016 05:08 PM

Sluggish start
 
Recently my car has been having very sluggish starts, every time I start it starts like if the battery is dead, so I think it might be the battery but here's a little background, it all started happening after one night I left the dome light on all night and came to find my car the next morning completely dead, that same day I took my battery to autozone to get it checked out and they recharged it and told me it was a bad battery(have only had car for 2 years), a coupe of days later I took it to toyota dealer and told them the problem I was having and they took the car in told me the battery was good and everything else checked out good, they recharged it also, it was good for a couple of days but it's giving the same problem the sluggish start, does anyone else have this problem, I don't want to go buy a new battery if the battery isn't the problem, anyone with any comments or like the help, it would be appreciated it -Thank You

Binary_fission 04-25-2016 05:14 PM

Most likely its your battery. What happens probably when u drove to dealer it recharged, cuz every time u drive the car it charges battery, but if battery is drained like there's little juice it will die if car is not ran. Borrow another battery from a friend or just replace it 2 years is about life of OEM battery anyways

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MisterSheep 04-25-2016 05:26 PM

^ agreed with the above poster.. It is most definitely your battery.

[YOYO] 04-25-2016 05:39 PM

Me three! I would say battery also. Everything you've mentioned points to the battery.

Decimus 04-25-2016 09:33 PM

Or alternator..? Points to battery but check other sources too. Autozone always tells me i have a bad battery when i ask them to test and so i stopped trusting them. How many miles do you have? Do you run big subs or anything that might drain excessive power?

diegoei 04-25-2016 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Decimus (Post 2633436)
Or alternator..? Points to battery but check other sources too. Autozone always tells me i have a bad battery when i ask them to test and so i stopped trusting them. How many miles do you have? Do you run big subs or anything that might drain excessive power?

No I don't have any subs or anything electrical that might drain power

Votlon 04-25-2016 11:15 PM

if you have the app torque or/and an obd reader you could just watch the voltage when you start up the car :) vs once you drive it around for a while

Ultramaroon 04-25-2016 11:39 PM

Have you checked the electrolyte level in the cells? You might get lucky. Add only distilled water as required.

1GiantTurtle 04-26-2016 03:14 AM

the stock subaru/panasonic battery is crap always had staring issues took it to dealer, did a load test good charge low cranking amps, gave me a toyota battery starts like a dream

gianniBRAVO 04-26-2016 10:02 AM

If the car is still starting then its probably just a near dead battery. As someone suggested try borrowing a battery with the same CCA and swap it out with your old battery to see if your car still cranks slow. Unless you have access to a voltmeter.


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