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ws1511
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Feb 26, 2022, 9:24 AM
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05 Camry unusual problem starting
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2005 Toyota Camry LE
2.4 L 4-cylinder
~192K miles
Hi—
Had an odd problem when starting my car this morning. The ignition came on fine, but I realized basically all the dashboard gauges were out. I think the only ones working were the gear light and the headlight light. The car also refused to shift out of park—this is an automatic transmission. I shut the car off and tried a second time, a few minutes later. Same thing: the car turned on, but no dash displays and the car wouldn't shift out of park.
I was thinking this might be a fuse issue (?) and went inside to research. But about 10 minutes later, I went out and gave it another try, and everything started normally. So now I'm very confused.
Only other thing to add, and I don't know if this could have any relation: it snowed about 4-6 inches last night. I have good snow tires and despite the low clearance was gonna give it a go to get out of the driveway, without having the neighbor plow. So prior to this whole saga starting, I shoveled out the car and drove in reverse through the snow, like 30-40 feet, just to see how it went. It seemed to go fine, so I drove back to my parking spot and shut the car off. A couple minutes later I turned the car back on with the intention of turning it around, and trying to drive forward out of the driveway, when this whole problem started.
ANY THOUGHTS? THANKS!
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Tom Greenleaf
Ultimate Carjunky
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Feb 26, 2022, 10:00 AM
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Re: 05 Camry unusual problem starting
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You said in that, that it snapped right out of that mood and worked properly? Intermittent anything is naturally hard so I'd look for physical wiring problem in or around starter motor if this car is exposed to snow - most are actually along with that is damage if you drive over chunks of ice or the pre-shoved/plowed stuff that's like rocks in many cases - DAMAGE.
Go look for both corrosion and or damage the shifting issue is brake lights are not noticed or working either a power issue could be one wire or a ground screwed up, corroded hope you can plain see the issue?
Intermittent isn't helping if you trust it to drive now get this overhead so you can see the ugly junk that makes a vehicle work underside take hard notice of general condition of things of any sort.
Snow alone doesn't harm a thing but says volumes of what this car has been thru now OLDER for a snow belt car.
Hope you can plain see something or evidence and go from there,
T
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