TimWalton
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- Toyota Lexcen (VP Commodore) wagon
Hi all, I'm new to the forums and I thought I'd ask around here to see if I can get help with some of the many problems I am having with my car at the moment.
Recently, the battery/alternator light has come on and stayed on and I have had two batteries now completely drained, so I'm pretty sure I have a rooted alternator. Also, the other night as I was driving home, the lights (headlights and instrument lights) cut out for no apparent reason, I hadn't accidentally turned them off either, and the radio started flickering on and off. Thankfully this was very close to home so I pulled up and put it in Park. At that point it revved up to 1 1/2 and stayed there and no matter how hard I revved it to try and get it back down again it would always go back to 1 1/2.
The next morning when I went out to see if it would start, it didn't, acting like the battery was dead.
I am only 17 and have had the car for just over a year and a half so I don't have much experience with VP's and their faults so if ANYONE has had this stuff happen before I would appreciate any help
Cheers
Tim
Recently, the battery/alternator light has come on and stayed on and I have had two batteries now completely drained, so I'm pretty sure I have a rooted alternator. Also, the other night as I was driving home, the lights (headlights and instrument lights) cut out for no apparent reason, I hadn't accidentally turned them off either, and the radio started flickering on and off. Thankfully this was very close to home so I pulled up and put it in Park. At that point it revved up to 1 1/2 and stayed there and no matter how hard I revved it to try and get it back down again it would always go back to 1 1/2.
The next morning when I went out to see if it would start, it didn't, acting like the battery was dead.
I am only 17 and have had the car for just over a year and a half so I don't have much experience with VP's and their faults so if ANYONE has had this stuff happen before I would appreciate any help
Cheers
Tim