I have a 2007 Camry with about 150,000 miles. It's been pretty well maintained and with very few issues (Toyota rebuilt the engine a few years back due to the oil consumption recall but other than that nothing major in the 10 years I've owned it).
About a week and a half ago my battery wouldn't start on a cold day, I had it jumped and later the same day it wouldn't start again and I had it jumped again. I replaced the battery via a guy at Autozone on the second jump and things were fine until about a week later - the check engine (yellow) light was on for about a day (I wasn't driving so I don't know how long it was on for, but it was on at least some point during one day). I read the code a few days later and it was one code: P0606, but the check engine light is no longer coming on. The only change other than oil changes in the last year was a couple of months ago I replaced the rear taillights with normal (not LED) bulbs.
I am giving this car to a relative in a few weeks who is on a fixed income. I promised the car had no issues. Now with this - I am not sure whether I need to be concerned!
Would replacing the battery or jumping potentially cause a P0606 issue? The car seems to be running fine. Are there any things I should check? I'm trying not to go down the rabbit hole of fixing things that aren't broken, but I'll be 8 hours away from this relative if anything goes wrong and look like a huge jerk (and probably have to pay a mechanic vs fixing something myself!)
I cleaned the mass airflow sensor and flushed all the fluids about a year and a half ago, the filters should be clean but will be replacing all of those and the spark plugs this weekend.
I'd appreciate your thoughts/suggestions/comments!
Most likely due to the ecm detecting low voltage from the failing battery. If the light went out after replacing the battery, all is well.
I would get the alternator tested. The bad battery would have put a lot of strain on it.
Low battery voltage can cause weird things happen. I would not worry about it. Load test your alternator too and make sure it is running fine. Also to have a peace of mind, drive your car more frequently and check to see if the code comes back or not. It is likely you won't see the code again.