I have a 03 Corolla LE with around 180,000 miles. About a month ago I the battery light come on. I bought it to my mechanic the same day, to look at it and it was fine. Right after I left the light came back on, he told me to put a meter on it. I ran it for about a week with the voltmeter on it and most of the time the battery light was on but my running voltage was between 14 and 14.5 volts. Every once in a while the light would go off or blink and the voltage would go nuts, up to 16 - 17 volts. The other thing I noticed was that the daytime running lights weren't coming on all the time. We decided that the voltage regulator in the alternator was bad, and I got a new alternator and installed it. I thought we fixed the problem, when everything was fine for three days. Then the light came back on, I put the meter back on and we got the same problems again. The one thing I noticed was that the DRL were off when the battery light was on but the voltage was in range. I had times when I started the car and the battery light was off and the DRL lights would click on, then the voltage would starrt to go high again. Now a few day ago I noticed my high beams don't work any more, my DRL haven't come on in a while, the battery light is on but the voltage hasn't spiked in a while. I know the relay must be shot but I dont what to replace it if there is something else that is causing the problem. I did have the autoparts store that I got the alternator from run a test and they said the battery and alt. were fine but there was a slight voltage leak when the car was off and the amp draw on the alt. was high when there was low draw. thanks for any ideas you could give me.
DLR Relay or Alternator Problem?
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