Since the weather has gotten cold, a dead batteriy every morning on my
2000 Toyota Solara V6.When the neg. battery cable is disconnected, an ammeter between the cable and the post shows 0.5 to 0.8 amps!! On the 10 amp scale. The doors are shut, the ignition off. The burglar alarm is not set, but its dash light flashes whether set or not. That's beten true since I got the car. (I thought it was only supposed to flash after I armed the alarm.) How much current should the alrarm use?
Is this particular car subject to this problem, or does point 5 to point 8 sound like a particlar kind of light or device.
Any suggestions where to look?
It's a new car to me -- all my other cars were American -- and a newer car,, and most things are powered by relays and the relays controllled by the ECU. Plus it's cold out.
I bought a used car with no holes punched to indicate when the battery was bought, and assumed it was old and no good, and almost bought a new battery without doing adequate testing.
Thanks for any help you can give. .