# 2000 Toyota ECHO battery light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-echo-battery-light/143835>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** echo, toyota\
**Created:** [July 7, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-echo-battery-light/143835 "2019-07-07T13:39:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MeganPenaherrera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MeganPenaherrera](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MeganPenaherrera)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-echo-battery-light/143835/1 "2019-07-07T13:39:20Z")

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The battery light goes on when I drive through a deep puddle, or when there is a lot of rain.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-echo-battery-light/143835/2 "2019-07-07T16:59:04Z")

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Likely the belt that drives your alternator slips when it is wet. A new belt and possible and new idler pulley would fix that. As long as the light goes back out, you are OK.