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vultrixx · 06-17-2007, 10:03 PM

I have 99 Camry 4cyl 2.2 auto with 190K...awesome car! One day got in started fine and no power steering, no power brakes and you could shift in reverse it would not engage but car was ON AND IDLING! Turned off tried again but same thing. Sat there for about 10 min and started again and everything perfect again!!! Strange or what...any ideas or help???

SolaraTRD · 06-17-2007, 10:04 PM

wow scary... no idea

No CEL?

carlo$ · 06-18-2007, 08:45 AM

corroded connection somewhere. look around alternator and battery. around ecu.
that would be my guess.
as electricity flows connector gets warm and starts to work.
just a wild ass guess!

gdanaher · 06-18-2007, 09:40 AM

Are you REALLY sure the engine was running and not maybe stalled? Power steering is purely mechanical as are power brakes. If you could hook up a motor to spin the hydraulic pump on the steering you would have power steering and if you could apply vacuum to the brake booster you would have power brakes. Neither of these components is electronic in any way and neither is connected to the cars electrical system other than acting as a ground perhaps because they are bolted to the frame. Very odd.

TRD VVTi · 06-18-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by gdanaher

Are you REALLY sure the engine was running and not maybe stalled? Power steering is purely mechanical as are power brakes. If you could hook up a motor to spin the hydraulic pump on the steering you would have power steering and if you could apply vacuum to the brake booster you would have power brakes. Neither of these components is electronic in any way and neither is connected to the cars electrical system other than acting as a ground perhaps because they are bolted to the frame. Very odd.

I agree.

vultrixx · 06-18-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gdanaher

Are you REALLY sure the engine was running and not maybe stalled? Power steering is purely mechanical as are power brakes. If you could hook up a motor to spin the hydraulic pump on the steering you would have power steering and if you could apply vacuum to the brake booster you would have power brakes. Neither of these components is electronic in any way and neither is connected to the cars electrical system other than acting as a ground perhaps because they are bolted to the frame. Very odd.

I didn't explain that I didn't see it first hand but it happened to my wife and she swears that the car was going! Now it was a very hot day and the car had been sitting for most of day but she started fine first and ran out to store and then it happened when she returned to start the car! When she told me what happened the first thing I asked her if the car had stalled! It certianly would be logical for all those symtoms to happen at once!!! I even plugged the vacuum booster to harden the brakes but no effect to steering, I thought that maybe it may be belt but that would not effect brakes! So I will have to watch and see and I'll post back if it does actually happen to me, but I appreciate all your thoughts and help!

gdanaher · 06-18-2007, 01:26 PM

So, here's what happens, and I'll admit it has happened to me as well......you get in the car, put the key in the ignition, the cell phone rings, somebody honks a horn in the parking lot, you put the car in gear and nothing happens, because you forgot to actually start the engine, or you turned the key and bumped it but the a/c was blowing on high and you couldn't really hear the engine and you didn't think to look at the tach. Bet the farm that this is what happened.