Hello, and thank you in advance for your help.

Yesterday, I left my emergency lights on by accident. I didn’t drive my car for the rest of the night, so when I woke up this morning to go to work, the lights were barely flashing and my alarm wouldn’t unlocked the doors. I thought the battery was the cause, so I tried to start my car and it wouldn’t work. So I called my roadside assistance to help me out with a battery jump. They came by and put cables up to my battery and the car started. So I drove to work and later on that day when I was going home, the car started just fine, the air conditioning, the windows, and the radio. So I went home to get some paperwork that I needed and drove about a half hour to my destination. Once I got finished with my paperwork and went to my car, the car wouldn’t start. So I called roadside assistance again, thinking that I needed to get my battery jumped. So they came out and put the cables on again and it turned on, but this time the windows didn’t roll down, the AC didn’t work, the radio, the power steering didn’t work, but the car would stay on. Thinking that it was the battery, I replaced a new battery and nothing changed. I have all kinds of light indicators on my dashboard and they stay on when the car is running. I drove the car around the parking lot, but before I could drive, the shifter wouldn’t go into gear. Please make a note, I have a manual transmission. So the roadside assistance pushed a little button next to the shifter and it finally popped into gear so I can go into reverse and drive. There was no power steering and it was hard as heck to make any type of turns. I also noticed that the mile per hour gauge wouldn’t work also. Being that it was 113° and I was stuck at a parking lot with no help, was very frustrating. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to make sure I didn’t leave anything out. I really need help with this as I don’t have the money for repairs. I’m hoping it’s something simple. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks again for your help.

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I would check your main fuses and such to see if any are blown. It’s not that uncommon for fuses to be blown when jump starting a vehicle. I’m not sure where the main fuses are on our vehicles, but found an older thread that may be helpful.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sci...lights-232211/

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sci...4439831242.pngThis is my under the hood fuse box
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sci...3461ae900.jpegWhat i found online
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sci...39005106d.jpegThis is what I have going on when I start the car. They don’t shut off.

Took it to the dealer and they said it was or could be the alternator. It’s definitely not charging. After that, they won’t know if it’s something else till they get power. Sheesh! I don’t know what to do. I have to have my car working. 🧐