1988 Corolla engine stopped while drivig

Asked by rowdy604 Jun 20, 2018 at 03:08 AM about the 1988 Toyota Corolla LE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving home and my car started to
rumble heavy and then the rpm went to 0
and engine shut off when I try to start
again it went go over 500 rpm unless I hit
the gas and then if I try to drive it just shuts
off again any ideas?

1 Answer

Nick answered 5 years ago

Sounds like you have a bad alternator. Something similar happened to me. I was driving and all my lights shut off and the rpm dropped to around 500. Once I replaced the alternator and charged the battery it was back to running perfectly.

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