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Yesterday my RAV4 (2012) wouldn't start, and having previously read the thread
http://www.rav4world.com/forums/99-...tery-causes-slow-starting-other-problems.html
I was pretty certain it was the battery as it was a OEM Johnson Controls battery, at slightly over 3 years. The battery seemed to quit with absolutely no warning, as I was running errands and the RAV had started fine at the previous four stops. I tried turning the key three times, and nothing happened, so I was able to get it started by someone who offered to lend a battery pack (AAA was going to be over an hour wait). When driving the RAV out of the parking lot it made a sort of clunking noise that sounded like it came from near the foot pedals (I'm guessing this may have just been some security thing because, when I started it with the battery pack connected, the brake pedal locked--but I wanted to add this info in case it's a symptom related to the main issue described below).
I replaced the battery yesterday evening with a Toyota True-Start Battery made by Interstate Battery, then attempted to start up the RAV. It started seemingly as usual, ran for a few seconds, then the engine died (faded, not sharply cut) and left a bunch of dash lights on (oil light, check engine light, battery light and at least one more in that vicinity of the display--I should have photographed it but didn't have my phone with me then). I did also notice that the dash lights were brighter than they'd been with the old battery. I took a couple of minutes and set up a camera to video it if it happened again, then tried to start the RAV a second time. This time it started and stayed running, so I drove it briefly around the neighborhood (about 5 minutes) rather than take it too far from home, but it ran totally as usual--nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I tried googling this issue but didn't get any definitive information.
Is it normal when installing a new battery for the next startup to be like this, and is it just doing some sort of computer-reset thing? Or is this something I should be concerned about and take the RAV in to a mechanic?
The RAV is my first car so I apologize if this is a dumb question. Thanks in advance for any advice/experience regarding this!
http://www.rav4world.com/forums/99-...tery-causes-slow-starting-other-problems.html
I was pretty certain it was the battery as it was a OEM Johnson Controls battery, at slightly over 3 years. The battery seemed to quit with absolutely no warning, as I was running errands and the RAV had started fine at the previous four stops. I tried turning the key three times, and nothing happened, so I was able to get it started by someone who offered to lend a battery pack (AAA was going to be over an hour wait). When driving the RAV out of the parking lot it made a sort of clunking noise that sounded like it came from near the foot pedals (I'm guessing this may have just been some security thing because, when I started it with the battery pack connected, the brake pedal locked--but I wanted to add this info in case it's a symptom related to the main issue described below).
I replaced the battery yesterday evening with a Toyota True-Start Battery made by Interstate Battery, then attempted to start up the RAV. It started seemingly as usual, ran for a few seconds, then the engine died (faded, not sharply cut) and left a bunch of dash lights on (oil light, check engine light, battery light and at least one more in that vicinity of the display--I should have photographed it but didn't have my phone with me then). I did also notice that the dash lights were brighter than they'd been with the old battery. I took a couple of minutes and set up a camera to video it if it happened again, then tried to start the RAV a second time. This time it started and stayed running, so I drove it briefly around the neighborhood (about 5 minutes) rather than take it too far from home, but it ran totally as usual--nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I tried googling this issue but didn't get any definitive information.
Is it normal when installing a new battery for the next startup to be like this, and is it just doing some sort of computer-reset thing? Or is this something I should be concerned about and take the RAV in to a mechanic?
The RAV is my first car so I apologize if this is a dumb question. Thanks in advance for any advice/experience regarding this!