about 2 months ago my wife's RIO 5 starting have what I thought was a battery issue. Its a 2009 (bought the last night of cash for clunkers) with 75K miles.
Symptoms look just like the battery had drained, yet when I tested the battery and charging circuit (After I put the battery charger on the car for a few minutes and started it) but those test fine. When you go to start the car, the panel will light up, turn the key and nothing some times.
Quite often you have to hold the key on start, then the panel will flicker, and the car will start to turn over (begrudgingly) like it was low battery, and then finally after 15 seconds it will fire up.
I even chased pulling every fuse out of the car, she has no power seats or windows, so anything that was completely optional got pulled, same symptoms.
Debating about the starter being the cause, but it looks more like a current draw problem.
Any ideas?
Symptoms look just like the battery had drained, yet when I tested the battery and charging circuit (After I put the battery charger on the car for a few minutes and started it) but those test fine. When you go to start the car, the panel will light up, turn the key and nothing some times.
Quite often you have to hold the key on start, then the panel will flicker, and the car will start to turn over (begrudgingly) like it was low battery, and then finally after 15 seconds it will fire up.
I even chased pulling every fuse out of the car, she has no power seats or windows, so anything that was completely optional got pulled, same symptoms.
Debating about the starter being the cause, but it looks more like a current draw problem.
Any ideas?