Battery light come on

Asked by Tyson Mar 24, 2015 at 12:06 PM about the 2000 Toyota RAV4 Base 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car will only start with
jumper leads on

2 Answers

FordNut answered 9 years ago

Go to Autozone and have both your battery load-tested and your alternator also before buying anything

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Beeguz answered 9 years ago

If the car will only run with cables on it the cars alternator might not be producing power. Charge the battery then take it to have the alternator checked.

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