Camry starts up then dies - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Corey Cliff · 09-10-2008, 01:53 PM

I have a 91 Toyota Camry. The car starts easy enough but when I put it in a forward gear the thing coughs, belches, hiccups and then dies. It seems to be okay in reverse. I put new plugs, coil and rotor button about a month ago and the car has been running fine. But not now at all. Has anyone else experienced a similar problem and might have an easy solution? Very desperate here!

Kep · 09-10-2008, 03:28 PM

Without more information I would encourage you to clean the EGR system, throttle body and IAC valve. I think the EGR does this more noticably with a cold engine start than a hot engine start. If this doesn't help there are some other sensors that may need to be checked.

Kep

bigfootbryce · 09-10-2008, 04:39 PM

Can you keep it running in park long enough to warm up a little? If you can, does it seem to run a lot better?

If so, try your o2 sensor. It is a cheap enough part to throw at it, and it is easy to replace.

Mine did the same, and it didn't throw any codes, but it was the o2 sensor.

my .02.