Hello. 2008 highlander limited, V6, non hybrid, 190,000 miles. My wife said her car wouldn’t Start, that it was dead, lights and all. She heard a few clicks, the brake pedal was hard to press and then it went dark. I come home, check it and it starts up both with her key fob and mine, however, I had some odd symptoms. (FYI, when testing the fob I put one in a drawer at the other end of the house, then used the other and switched to use second fob)
The hvac screen didn’t have all the info it normally has for about 10 seconds and the clock was off by 8 hours so it obviously died at some point. Other than that, it started and ran normal. The battery shows 12.55 volts with the vehicle off and 14 volts when the vehicle is running. Based on those numbers, the fact it starts, I have no CEL, the fact that the battery is less than a year old and I see no corrosion on the terminals, I’m unsure of which way to go to repair this.
Any assistance is appreciated.
The hvac screen didn’t have all the info it normally has for about 10 seconds and the clock was off by 8 hours so it obviously died at some point. Other than that, it started and ran normal. The battery shows 12.55 volts with the vehicle off and 14 volts when the vehicle is running. Based on those numbers, the fact it starts, I have no CEL, the fact that the battery is less than a year old and I see no corrosion on the terminals, I’m unsure of which way to go to repair this.
Any assistance is appreciated.