Hello,

I have a 1996 Lexus ES300 that is dead in a parking lot. The battery
is completely dead... I can jump it with our other car and it starts
and runs, but as soon as put it in gear I start driving the ABS light
comes on and it dies shortly thereafter. Then it will not start
unless I jump it again.

Is this a bad alternator? I wonder because it runs until I start
driving, I would think with a bad alternator it would die even in
Park.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

"Karl M" <czechboy16@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1195059677.209499.85980@19g2000hsx.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a 1996 Lexus ES300 that is dead in a parking lot. The battery
> is completely dead... I can jump it with our other car and it starts
> and runs, but as soon as put it in gear I start driving the ABS light
> comes on and it dies shortly thereafter. Then it will not start
> unless I jump it again.
>
> Is this a bad alternator? I wonder because it runs until I start
> driving, I would think with a bad alternator it would die even in
> Park.
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
>

Check my answer in alt.autos.lexus.
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