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Second wild guess: Electrical, some type of coil failure...but that's not my area, so... others will need to help here.
This is a 10 year old car, anything is possible... but something is going wrong as you cannot start the car normally. Hope this helps.....
2000 Avalon 100K miles on it. Got its timing belt, water pump, oxygen sensor, thermostat replaced recently.
two weeks ago: my car at first cranks, cranks, resets date, time and then starts. All my recorded FM stations were also lost.
last week friday: Cranks cranks but doesnt start had to call AAA to jump start it thought it will be battery problem
Yesterday: Mrng I tried to start but it just cranked cranked , reset-ted date and time and thats it. It didnt start the car. It was around 50 degrees outside. In the evening one of my friend told Try one two crank then try once again and it started . Tried the same today too and it worked.
Can some one help in knowing what the main problem is..
I'm leaving on a 1600 mi trip in 4 days, so please help guess my problem. Thank you. Curt
1. Replaced battery
2. Cleaned Idle Control Valve
3. Replaced fuel filter
My son took it to college and is having problems with headlights turning on after the car is turned off and he walks away. He comes back and the headlights have turned on and run the battery down. The light relay was replaced but it happened again a month later. Sometimes the chimes go on when getting out of the car as it does when the key is left in the ignition.
My son is on a college budget, needs the car but not the expense.
Anyone know what is going on how to fix it?
Thanks in advance.
Hi, I have a 1997 Toyota Avalon. A couple of months ago, I noticed the starter occasionally not doing anything when turning the ignition key the first time. Nothing no noise no solenoid click at all. Warning lights, radio and such all would come on but nothing from the starter. I would try a second time and the car would start right up. This got progressively more frequent and the car wouldn't start on the second try. I took it in to a mechanic who said the battery was okay so it must be the starter. He put in a new factory starter and all was fine for about a month and then the same thing happened. I was stranded after driving the car for ten minutes, turning off, and then ten minutes later trying to start and would get nothing. No click, nothing. Again warning lights and radio would work. This time after trying for an hour and even trying to jump start, I got nothing and had it towed. The next morning the mechanic said the car started right up and they couldn't repeat my problem. They replaced the starter again. All well for a few days. Then again only once, the first try it failed and then started second try. Discussed with mechanic and had battery checked again and all was well. Mechanic said I needed to have car brought to him when it would't start for him to diagnose the problem. A month goes by and not one incident until yesterday where after driving for 30 minutes I left it for about an hour and it wouldn't start. No click or noise. Just the warning lights and radio would work. I tried and tried. Nothing. I was in the process of calling for a tow and tried again (30 minutes later) and it started right up. I drove home. Several hours I tried it again and it started right up. The mechanic and I am baffled. I think it probably was not the starter. Are there any relay switches that could act intermittently? Security system failure? I have noticed very infrequently an issue with using the factory remote locking and alarm system where using the remote alarms would sound until I was able to start car and put it into gear. I am grasping at straw here.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Sorry about the lengthy question.
I haven't had a starter issue in the10 days since I started locking and unlocking the car with the key only and not the remote alarm/lock mechanism. I am keeping my fingers crossed this is it and problem solved. Only problem is I then spent nearly $500 replacing a working starter.....
I would replace the positive heavy battery cable from the + terminal on the battery to the starter connection 'at' the starter. I would also replace the negative cable but do the positive one first. Also though, confirm the ground strap to the engine block as good clean connections on the engine AND the chassis. Do not go just by a visual check as that often does not tell the real tale.
Hey everyone i hope that my experience helps anyone with same issues
98 avalon only 50k 2nd owner was donation from a friend to another friend so to say the least its a new old car..
Go to start car dead
#Trouble shooting * Results
1. # jumped with cables . *Fires up
2. # used a quick jumper * fires up
3. # charged battery * fires up
4. All of the above * dead go tru everything little used volt-meter battery 10 years old lol.
5.# New battery * fires up turned off to repeat Dead* (wtf).# I do number 4 process again tell guy you got wrong battery after 5 times back and forth finally get right battery * fires up
6. # next day. *dead ...(die pos) # do number 4 and 5 again this time checking all fuses wires corrosion the alternator the starter all good #charged battery over night
7. (Stumped annoyed and reall ptfo i look into anything that can explain this issue falling asleep i come across a small paragraph that says the ignition coil/ swith/ tumbler (the thing you put the key in) to start car can be faulty. Think to myself just incase of Emergency
8. * charged battery double check everything in 4 5 and 6 hookbup cables red to - black to lol jk i do it correctly turn key FFFUHHHHH- WAIT! Last night before i fell asleep ( just in case,) finesse the key * Roars to life #again * again #again *#*#*#.........
9. #Replace ignition (whatever you wanna call it) *** Fires Right up no more b.s
Im self taught alot of troubleshooting alot of reading taking ideas from here and there uses common since and a shi load of patients and a sailor's mouth later feels good! Hope this hps any 1 do the basics 1st check the main then when ur stumped throw it off a cliff jk try the ignition Switch finesse it ask ya women or old ladys they wl teach ya cause slamin it it dosent work on this Bezzy she like a light touch