Toyota Corolla 2001... Engine stalls, then shuts down with window defroster on..?

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Hello there. I need some help. I just got a 2001 corolla LE a week ago. Three (3) days ago I changed the air filter, had a engine flush done, replaced engine oil, transmission oil didn't need change.(will change spark plugs and wire next week). Everything great! until today when I went to get the car NYS inspection sticker. The car passed with no problems. But right after I left the inspection I turned on the window defroster, the car RPM goes up to 2.5 or so and then down and up a couple of times and then engine turns off. I can get the regular heater on and it works with no issue. What could be causing this issue?
could it be the computer that did the diagnostic to car? (OBDII)

car is Automatic, 4cly, with 85k miles.
Regular Heater works fine. and rear defroster works.
thanks in advance. any suggestion will be appreciated.
 
sounds like you have acquired a charging system problem. The window defogger draws more current then almost anything else on the car. If your air filter is near the battery, check to see if you may have knocked something loose. Otherwise I suggest a charging system test to find out what is going wrong. The RPM going up and down si the computer trying to run on low voltage.
 
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