Why does car keep loosing power or cutting off?
Asked by Erin Jun 15, 2023 at 06:32 AM about the 1998 Toyota Avalon 4 Dr XL Sedan
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Car started loosing power while driving battery
light and abs light would ficker all lights seemed
dimmer and then when cut off wont start back.
Its brand new battery have also unhooked
terminal while running still kept running.
3 Answers
In modern cars, that is anything with a computer and that includes your twenty-five year old Avalon, disconnecting the battery while engine's running can be fatal. You can damage or destroy the computer and electronics, and that might be the cause of your problem. Your alternator is not keeping up with the cars electrical needs when moving beyond idle. Get the alternator, and the entire electrical system, checked.
In modern cars, that is anything with a computer and that includes your 25 year old Avalon, disconnecting the battery while engine's running can be fatal. You can damage or destroy the computer and electronics, and that might be the cause of your problem. Your alternator is not keeping up with the cars electrical needs when moving beyond idle. Get the alternator, and the entire electrical system, checked.
