Dead battery - 2010 Toyota Corolla - door ajar light on, Troubleshooting

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2023
  • This video covers troubleshooting a parasitic draw and a door ajar light that stays on all the time, causing a dead battery, and then fixing the trunk latch switch that ended up being the problem. The trunk light did not shut off and that was the issue.
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    0:50 the issue
    1:54 testing current flow at the battery terminals
    2:55 how to find the circuit with the draw
    3:55 what in the circuit, where to find the problem
    5:58 getting closer!
    6:35 trunk switch issue!
    7:20 issue fixed
    8:58 it's not easy to track down an electrical issue fast
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  • @blackcatbrewz
    @blackcatbrewz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! You seriously just saved me potentially hundreds of bucks. I went to fill gas in my car and was driving after and my car door light randomly kept going on and off. Once I came back home and parked and turned off the car it was still on, no beeping to signal a door was open when locking the car either. Checked all my doors, everything was shut. I went back to my trunk like you showed and messed around with it, opened and shut it firmly and now my car door light FINALLY is off! I am so grateful for your vid!! I was super worried about having to shell out money to have this looked at hoping it wasn’t a big problem and now I don’t have to worry :)

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome! So glad you found the video and it helped you figure it out!

    • @mariagilligan7133
      @mariagilligan7133 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much . The same thing happened to me. Opened and shut the trunk and the light went out thank you so much ❣️

  • @yg247
    @yg247 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Especially if you’re a beginner if this guy isn’t a professor at a automotive mechanic school, he should be very clear. Instructions and explains troubleshooting helped me solve the same issue I had.

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the kind words! I’m nobody special, just a “certified TH-cam mechanic”. :)

  • @esmemarti01
    @esmemarti01 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! You are the man!

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome!! Glad it helped!!

  • @neeeeek
    @neeeeek 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much! Had the exact same issue.

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome!!

  • @jaysonbelano2782
    @jaysonbelano2782 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks sir this happened to my car. Thank you so much.

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome! Glad you found the video!

  • @HolyDiver17
    @HolyDiver17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you sir. This was very helful

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

  • @mikedorie6080
    @mikedorie6080 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou , great info video like a pro thanks again .

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome Mike! It can be a little daunting figuring things like this out, but with a troubleshooting plan you can pinpoint it and be certain it’s resolved.

  • @FL0WD3SNGS
    @FL0WD3SNGS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!! Exactly same issue.

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it helped!!

  • @alexanderhilarto6963
    @alexanderhilarto6963 ปีที่แล้ว

    same exact issue! thank you

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad I could help someone else with the same issue!

  • @bobh2082
    @bobh2082 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great info! My 2010 corolla had same problem...checked switch arm in trunk latch and that was bent. Thanks!

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome!! Thanks for watching!!

    • @beesmongeese2978
      @beesmongeese2978 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same issue here, what is it supposed to look like? I wanna bend it back into its proper shape

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beesmongeese2978, the exact shape is less important than it it’s making / braking contact at the right time. If you watch the video you can see what the before and after shape looked like on this car, but again, the important part is that it’s not grounding out on the brass pin when the latch is closed, and that it is grounding out on the brass pin when the trunk is open.

    • @beesmongeese2978
      @beesmongeese2978 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bennieaust I just bent it so it never touches. For now it will do👍

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@beesmongeese2978 that will work. :)

  • @claystockton4777
    @claystockton4777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, that did it! Thanks!

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome!!

  • @strengthff7279
    @strengthff7279 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you sir

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re welcome!!

  • @jace3504
    @jace3504 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome!

  • @fernandoguzman3867
    @fernandoguzman3867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello, I have the same problem but in a 02 Toyota Celica. Mechanic couldn't fix it and thinking of taking it to Toyota Service Center.

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It will need to be diagnosed just like I did in this video. Take it to a shop that has the capability to do that.

    • @fernandoguzman3867
      @fernandoguzman3867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I found out the housing that holds the bar is cracked, will be ordering a new one. The door ajar light goes off when I turn on the headlights. @@bennieaust

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@fernandoguzman3867 good to hear you found the problem!

  • @bmmmm27
    @bmmmm27 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    u are a fkn legend

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😁thanks!

  • @-fda
    @-fda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How tf u fix this if the door wont open at all

    • @bennieaust
      @bennieaust  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If the trunk won't open at all then you will not be able to fix it. You will have to get the trunk open first.