intermitent start proble AND all electronics get reset

[hans747]

Hey Guys,

It's me again. A few weeks ago, I had to replace the starter in my 2002 Camry V6. On its way out, it also fried my AM1 fuse. Well, I bought a starter at Advance (admittedly the cheapest one they had). Now the cars runs great. But every so often the starter either will not crank or it will sound like someone is rapidly turning the it on and off.

Anyway, It's only done that 3 times since I replaced the starter. Here's the weird part. Every time it does that, the stereo and the clock get reset. Any ideas?

I took it to a shop to get diagnosed, but it was acting fine at the time, so the mechanic wasn't able to find anything. He suggested that it was probably the cheap starter, though. Any other suggestions before I take the starter out again?

Thanks!

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by hans747

Hey Guys,

It's me again. A few weeks ago, I had to replace the starter in my 2002 Camry V6. On its way out, it also fried my AM1 fuse. Well, I bought a starter at Advance (admittedly the cheapest one they had). Now the cars runs great. But every so often the starter either will not crank or it will sound like someone is rapidly turning the it on and off.

Anyway, It's only done that 3 times since I replaced the starter. Here's the weird part. Every time it does that, the stereo and the clock get reset. Any ideas?

I took it to a shop to get diagnosed, but it was acting fine at the time, so the mechanic wasn't able to find anything. He suggested that it was probably the cheap starter, though. Any other suggestions before I take the starter out again?

Thanks!

something is wrong with this website...i replied, and hit submit, but then it gives me some sort of security tokens or something...error...anyone else getting this error..???

ok, that being said...

sometimes we "cheap out" and when we do, it bites us in the ass...take out that starter and put in a REAL starter.

cheap parts will simply NOT HAVE quality...

since this problem manifested itself AFTER you installed this cheap starter, what would be a reasonable thought here..??

if this problem was going on LONG BEFORE you installed this cheap starter, then i'd say it was not the cheap starter...

so change it out....try OEM if you can..i think the warranty is better as well..

[Glenn8963]

and now it makes double posts..??

[Pujols85]

Check your connections. Sounds like a loose connection to me.

[hans747]

Originally Posted by Pujols85

Check your connections. Sounds like a loose connection to me.

You were right on that one. I took it to the mechanic, and he dug around. He was getting really inconsistent continuity readings from the alternator's wire. He reran a new one from the alt to the fuse block. All good now.

[Pujols85]

Glad it was that simple

[aznbigbearjohn]

i have a 02 v6 too
i hear a huge metal grinding noise on cold starts
the the other day it would not crank i had to hit it a few times
now it cranks a lot longer to start -_- how much was your starter?

[hans747]

I think it was about $120ish through advance autoparts. If you order online for instore pickup, you can save 15 or 20%. There's like a $50 core charge, so yank your old one before you get another one.