My '06 Corolla , seat wiring issue, no start!

mytoyotatrooper · Jan 24, 2023

Have a great older car. It's been well maintained. I'm going to be using it to travel this year and am converting it. It has 235K MILES! That's why I call her my toyota trooper... we are going to keep going! I've never seen a mountain, ocean, etc., so my dog and I are going to hit the road!

Problem: I made a very stupid mistake and cut the wires under the passenger seat in order to remove the seat. Well, one connector I took out, but the other one, I cut. Now my CAR WONT START. It will turn over....lights on the dash come one, but it won't start.

I spliced the wires back together, checked fuses as much as possible...not sure exactly how to do that.

Please help us get back on the road!

MUCH love to Toyota!!!

mytoyotatrooper · Jan 26, 2023

Update: I changed 2 fuses and plugged the passenger seat back in. Now, the car will crank and fire, and immediately dies. Does the 06 Corolla CE have an inertia switch, and if so, where is it located?

Thanks in advance.

kevcules46 · Feb 1, 2023

Did you check for codes with a code reader? Not sure what could have been damaged by you cutting those wires, but if you could find the fuse that controls that circuit and shut it off, you may be ok. You could try speaking with a toyota dealership or a private shop mechanic and understand what may have happened.

Good luck...

mytoyotatrooper · Feb 3, 2023

Thank you for responding. I will see what I can find out about that. After all this time of researching, I think it's the sensor or relay that opens (default is closed) when the car thinks an emergency happened. I have a voltage meter coming tomorrow and I read the owners manual twice!

My '06 Corolla , seat wiring issue, no start!

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