Hi!
I have owned my TL which is named “HW” because of his Hot Wheel Tim’s...as of late his health has taken a turn for the worst. We keep up on maintenance,, unfortunately the issue run deeper and I can’t quite figure it out, I’m not a mechanic, but I have video and am open to suggestions. This car is as with many of you my livelihood. I had to get a jump yesterday and I just replaced the battery last month. Also, there is a new ticking sound which I would think to be a relay switch, but I’m not sure that applies to cars with a brain.

 

 

Year of your TL?

 

2006

 

MODERATOR NOTE: Thread moved to model specific forum.

 

Have you taken the car in to have it looked at?

 

What part of the car do you hear the ticking coming from? When? What triggers it?

As for a dead battery...there are a couple of common culprits:
1.) The HFL modules tend to fail and eat batteries until disconnected
2.) A/C Field Coil gets stuck on
3.) Failing alternator

Not much else is generally "common" on killing the batteries on these.