Hi, I have a 2013 Toyota Corolla S manual transmission. Yesterday, the battery died and I replaced it, now it starts just fine (original post here https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/comments/17ul2hn/vehicle_stability_light_came_on_car_died/). However, the battery warning light came on. Wondering if there is a larger issue here since my last two Costco batteries have died within 6-12 months or I’ve simply not pushed down the connector to the ground terminal far enough (having trouble getting it down more). Pictures below. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

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  • iiiiiiiiiiii@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    can you twist those terminals? They dont look clean and tight to me.

    Check the voltage with a cheap meter, do this with engine off, then do it with engine running, there should a jump in voltage meaning the alternator if charging.

    • JackieJervis@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      You mean the connectors that twist on? Yeah they’re very tight, I just went down and pushed the negative connector down even more and had to really apply a lot of pressure.