have a Camry whose check engine light has been coming on for several months. after thousands of work replacing parts, it kept coming back on.
recently replaced the battery because the car wouldn't start and the battery tested 50% or so. since the replacement the light has not come on again.
so could the battery have caused the check engine?
2007-07-24 09:11:46 · 9 answers · asked by TAXI KAR 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes, a bad or intermitten battery can actually drain power from other systems and cause the light to trigger or the car to die.
2007-07-24 09:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by thomas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an ODB II reader to find out for sure what's causing the light to come on. That's the only way to know for sure if you're addressing the right problem.
2007-07-24 16:14:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the check engine light can be on if you have a bad battery
2007-07-24 16:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mohamad k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's possible. when you have a "check engine" light you need to check the codes to find out what it means. the car will give you a number and you look up what that number means. buy a cheap code reader or drive to autozone and ask them to do it for you they do it for free
2007-07-24 16:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
2007-07-24 16:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the car to Autozone or Advance Auto Parts. They can put their tester on it for free to diagnose your problem.
2007-07-24 16:50:51 · answer #6 · answered by Harleyheritage91 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes its just the car my car did this a lot an dit was just a defect try this before you start the car press the gas (or the brake i cant remember) and then turn on ur car it should work
2007-07-24 16:15:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If so, I heard that if you unhook the battery for an hour or two it will reset the computer.
2007-07-24 16:15:07 · answer #8 · answered by Karen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
possible; but pretty rare I bet
2007-07-24 16:14:00 · answer #9 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋