# 2009 Toyota Highlander electrical dead

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** highlander, toyota\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369 "2018-04-27T17:44:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![TomWalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@TomWalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomWalton)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369/1 "2018-04-27T17:44:28Z")

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All electrical dead. Could not jump start battery even with a booster charger. Replaced battery & started fine w/ no problems. Why couldn’t the technician jumpstart with dead battery in place?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369/2 "2018-04-27T17:48:51Z")

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Dead cell in battery that would not let current through.

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**Author:** ![TomWalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@TomWalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomWalton)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369/3 "2018-04-27T18:02:29Z")

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Thanks. AAA tech had no idea why there was a problem.

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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:** [April 27, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369/4 "2018-04-27T20:04:16Z")

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> [@TomWalton](#):
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> AAA tech had no idea

That’s is because he really isn’t a “tech”. He is a guy who jumps or tows car for a living. Not his area of expertise.

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**Author:** ![TomWalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@TomWalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomWalton)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-highlander-electrical-dead/116369/5 "2018-04-28T01:17:44Z")

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Valid point! Thanks.