the camry is dead - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

sanf · 03-16-2003, 06:50 PM

i am a new member of this forum and i really dont know what to do to the camry now because it is dead. it happened 2 weeks ago. put the key in and no sound, wont start, nothing. it has a 1 month old battery. so, the car was towed to a garage and it came out fine. they said they put in some new wires. I will find out more but didnt get into the details. but now, it's happening again, help guys, what should i be checking on??? wirings???

1992 V-6

brink · 03-16-2003, 08:04 PM

Is it that it appears to be a dead battery with no electrical at all? Alternator perhaps? Even if the battery is good, if the alternator is going, the batt isn't recharging. And cold mornings won't help any, either.

WickedGen3 · 03-16-2003, 09:13 PM

i had the same problem like 1 month a go.. it was freakin cold.. like 4 degrees out side.. i went to my car thinking i can go to buy some paint sprays for my car .. wow.. i step in to my car and nothing no sound,.. no crank.. no sh*t.. well i called my friends uncle ( mechanic ) .. he sent some one over.. he checked evertying.. he said it was so cold that the starter was bad... i didn't know i had to change it .. it was pretty old..like 11 yrs.. w/ the original starter.. then the guy gave me a jump.. and the car started.. maybe u can try that .. it could be teh starter or alternator thats all i know.. i mean try to have some one jump your car.. maybe it works then take it to a mechanic.. or something.. hope that helps.. !!

Wicked Gen 3

sanf · 03-16-2003, 09:27 PM

AAA came, checked the battery and tried to jump it. the car doesnt respone at all !!!.. today was around 50 degrees. I was thinking of the alternator, but even if that is the problem, it would still make some clicking nosie? also, when I put/turn the key in the acc. it should at least give me some sound or the dorm light right? there was nothing at all..

WickedGen3 · 03-16-2003, 09:41 PM

well.. i'm outta ideas.. go to camryman.org.. and ask this guy named Gibson99. he's a toyota tech.. well used to anyway.. just post ur problem .. he'll try to answer it i hope..

***Phi*** · 03-16-2003, 09:57 PM

this might snd stupid, but what gear is the car in?

Funny (embarassing) happened to me once. After installing a new deck, for so some reason my car displayed the same symptoms as yours. It turns out that I forgot to put the car back in [P] after I shifted to [L] so that I could get at the deck

:o

The fact that you aren't even getting any starter "clicking", I'd be inclined to check the battery terminals. Make sure they're on tight.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 03-17-2003, 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by Phi
this might snd stupid, but what gear is the car in?

Funny (embarassing) happened to me once. After installing a new deck, for so some reason my car displayed the same symptoms as yours. It turns out that I forgot to put the car back in [P] after I shifted to [L] so that I could get at the deck :o

The fact that you aren't even getting any starter "clicking", I'd be inclined to check the battery terminals. Make sure they're on tight.

heh....I did that once too.....worried me for a bit until I figured it out too.....