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2007 Toyota RAV4 check engine, VSC, 4wd lights on


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Ravy313
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Jan 20, 2022, 8:54 PM

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Hey all: 2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport 130,000 miles 3.5L V6 FI DOHC 24V F4 -- Unplanned, I was away from my car this past month, so it wasn't able to be started/driven for four weeks. Prior to this, there were no issues. I had just received an oil change and passed an inspection. When I started my car after the four weeks, the check engine light, VSC light, and 4wd lights all were on and they haven't went off in the three days since I began driving the vehicle again. The car doesn't seem to be driving differently (granted I've only driven in dry conditions). I don't hear any new noises. I'm in New York and this past month it did get pretty cold. Could that have done something to the car? Four weeks of the cold without it being driven? Any advice you can give is appreciated. Thanks for being here.


Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 21, 2022, 4:11 AM

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Re: 2007 Toyota RAV4 check engine, VSC, 4wd lights on Sign In

It's too cold to leave a car for a month this time of year without it being tended to. OK: Battery went too low, no doubt might have survived just enough to not self destruct and would at these temps.


It's starting over again all memory stored has been "pithed" you need to either do a lot of warm up/cool down cycles but also highly suggest a new battery even if old one isn't old they get serious harm done going way to low or "flat" as it's called.


You could speed it all up with help from high end tools and maybe only a dealer depends on what's available to you.


Don't trust it yet it's been harmed all of NY state or city area has been cold enough to ruin lead/acid batteries used in almost all motor vehicles,


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Hammer Time
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Jan 21, 2022, 4:24 AM

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Re: 2007 Toyota RAV4 check engine, VSC, 4wd lights on Sign In

You have an issue with the engine computer that needs to be scanned so the stored codes can be read and diagnosed.

This is a feature of Toyota that when the engine light comes on, it also lights up numerous other warning lights so it looks like it lights up like a Christmas tree. In reality it is likely one issue the PCM has recognized. Get the codes read and post the code numbers here.



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