99 Camry dies on right turns
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From: Mark on 27 Oct 2007 16:42 My 99, 4cyl with 92,000 miles had died on three occasions over the past few months when making a right turn. In each case I've been able to put the car in neutral and restart it immediately (without even coming to a stop). It appears to be an electrical issue since the radio loses all its settings on each occasion (but the clock doesn't). I don't recall if the radio was actually on with the 1st instance several months ago, but I think it was on the last two. The turns have been at slow speed into driveways: #1, after driving 19 miles to work and turning into the parking lot. #2, drove a mile and turned into the bank, #3 about 2 miles and turned into the auto parts store. The last instance the weather was damp and cool, the 1st 2 warm and dry. I fear if I take it in it will be one of those issues where they start at the headlights and replace everything electrical until they get to the license plate light before the find the cause! Anyone ever have this sort of problem (since the old days of carbs that is!). Mark
From: Nobody Important on 27 Oct 2007 17:50 Mark wrote: > My 99, 4cyl with 92,000 miles had died on three occasions over the past > few months when making a right turn. In each case I've been able to > put the car in neutral and restart it immediately (without even coming > to a stop). It appears to be an electrical issue since the radio loses > all its settings on each occasion (but the clock doesn't). I don't > recall if the radio was actually on with the 1st instance several months > ago, but I think it was on the last two. > > The turns have been at slow speed into driveways: #1, after driving 19 > miles to work and turning into the parking lot. #2, drove a mile and > turned into the bank, #3 about 2 miles and turned into the auto parts > store. The last instance the weather was damp and cool, the 1st 2 warm > and dry. > > I fear if I take it in it will be one of those issues where they start > at the headlights and replace everything electrical until they get to > the license plate light before the find the cause! Anyone ever have > this sort of problem (since the old days of carbs that is!). > > Mark > How well does your car idle? Is it a nice, steady 700 rpms, or does it vary a lot when you're in the driveway or stopped at a stop light?
From: Mark on 28 Oct 2007 22:37 Seems pretty steady, but I'll keep an eye on the tach to see if it's fluctuating any that isn't noticeable to the 'feel'. "Nobody Important" <Dr.Xenon1(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:fg0bsb$q72$1(a)aioe.org... > Mark wrote: >> My 99, 4cyl with 92,000 miles had died on three occasions over the past >> few months when making a right turn. In each case I've been able to put >> the car in neutral and restart it immediately (without even coming to a >> stop). It appears to be an electrical issue since the radio loses all its >> settings on each occasion (but the clock doesn't). I don't recall if the >> radio was actually on with the 1st instance several months ago, but I >> think it was on the last two. >> >> The turns have been at slow speed into driveways: #1, after driving 19 >> miles to work and turning into the parking lot. #2, drove a mile and >> turned into the bank, #3 about 2 miles and turned into the auto parts >> store. The last instance the weather was damp and cool, the 1st 2 warm >> and dry. >> >> I fear if I take it in it will be one of those issues where they start at >> the headlights and replace everything electrical until they get to the >> license plate light before the find the cause! Anyone ever have this >> sort of problem (since the old days of carbs that is!). >> >> Mark >> > > How well does your car idle? Is it a nice, steady 700 rpms, or does it > vary a lot when you're in the driveway or stopped at a stop light?
From: Mark on 29 Oct 2007 20:11 Watch things on the ride in and home today, some freeway some main streets, and the RPM seemed to stay steady. I used the cruise to help offset any foot actions, and the roads are flat so not much need for gas to maintain an even speed. That said, when I read Sharoon's post about her dash lights dimming, I remembered that last time I drove at night I noticed the radio lights seemed to 'flicker' for un-known reasons. Just the radio, not the heater controls or other dash lights. The radio is Toyota installed, but not the original. I bought the car from my sister and she had the radio-CD player installed to replace the original radio-tape player when the car was new. She did have to take it back once because the radio reception was not good. I think they didn't connect the antenna correctly. I'm going to ride with the radio off for the most part, particularly when I have to be somewhere. Maybe on Saturday's I'll use the radio for trips around the neighborhood to see if it dies on right turns! Mark "Mark" <mwl(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:4725475d$0$19640$4c368faf(a)roadrunner.com... > Seems pretty steady, but I'll keep an eye on the tach to see if it's > fluctuating any that isn't noticeable to the 'feel'. > "Nobody Important" <Dr.Xenon1(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:fg0bsb$q72$1(a)aioe.org... >> Mark wrote: >>> My 99, 4cyl with 92,000 miles had died on three occasions over the past >>> few months when making a right turn. In each case I've been able to >>> put the car in neutral and restart it immediately (without even coming >>> to a stop). It appears to be an electrical issue since the radio loses >>> all its settings on each occasion (but the clock doesn't). I don't >>> recall if the radio was actually on with the 1st instance several months >>> ago, but I think it was on the last two. >>> >>> The turns have been at slow speed into driveways: #1, after driving 19 >>> miles to work and turning into the parking lot. #2, drove a mile and >>> turned into the bank, #3 about 2 miles and turned into the auto parts >>> store. The last instance the weather was damp and cool, the 1st 2 warm >>> and dry. >>> >>> I fear if I take it in it will be one of those issues where they start >>> at the headlights and replace everything electrical until they get to >>> the license plate light before the find the cause! Anyone ever have >>> this sort of problem (since the old days of carbs that is!). >>> >>> Mark >>> >> >> How well does your car idle? Is it a nice, steady 700 rpms, or does it >> vary a lot when you're in the driveway or stopped at a stop light? >
From: Nobody Important on 29 Oct 2007 21:59
Mark wrote: > That said, when I read Sharoon's post about her dash lights dimming, I > remembered that last time I drove at night I noticed the radio lights > seemed to 'flicker' for un-known reasons. Just the radio, not the heater > controls or other dash lights. The radio is Toyota installed, but not > the original. I bought the car from my sister and she had the radio-CD > player installed to replace the original radio-tape player when the car > was new. She did have to take it back once because the radio reception > was not good. I think they didn't connect the antenna correctly. > Does the red battery light (looks like a rectangle with plus and minus symbols above it) ever come on while the engine is running? |