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From: fireant on 2 Oct 2007 21:07
This problem sounds similar to "1990 camry starting problems" posted by
Georgii2222 yesterday.

Turn key, no click, no noise, no crank. Strong battery, all electronics
work fine so am thinking it's worn parts, but where?
Could be the ignition switch, steering gear or shifter interlock.

Have tried newer keys, problem persists. But if you move the shifter to
neutral, move the steering wheel side to side and then
turn the key, car starts. Any ideas of where to start, how much trouble /
cost to fix? Also, because of air bag, is this something
that a "real garage" should handle?
TIA, F


From: Georgii2222 on 3 Oct 2007 20:28
Mine has 280k miles, so perhaps we share the problem. I've never found
any definitive sequence of jiggles to get it started, though. If all
else fails, I jump start it, which is what seems so bizarre to me.

Here's a story from the other morning. My wife was going to drive the
Camry to work. She went out to start the car, but got nothing. We were
already running late, and I got frustrated when I went out and turned
the key and got jack. I beat on the steering wheel a few times, and in
the process bent the horn or something, because it wouldn't stop
honking. After massaging the horn for a bit, it stopped, and I put the
key in the ignition and it started right up (just had to show it who's
boss). The *extra* funny part, though, is that my wife said that the
horn honked every time she hit a bump on the way in to work. Good
times.

Jeff




On Oct 2, 8:07 pm, "fireant" <fblackj...(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> This problem sounds similar to "1990 camry starting problems" posted by
> Georgii2222 yesterday.
>
> Turn key, no click, no noise, no crank. Strong battery, all electronics
> work fine so am thinking it's worn parts, but where?
> Could be the ignition switch, steering gear or shifter interlock.
>
> Have tried newer keys, problem persists. But if you move the shifter to
> neutral, move the steering wheel side to side and then
> turn the key, car starts. Any ideas of where to start, how much trouble /
> cost to fix? Also, because of air bag, is this something
> that a "real garage" should handle?
> TIA, F


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