2001 Toyota Camry 2001 Camry stalls

Does the car stall going down the road or only when coming to a stop?

Hello

Well the first thing is I need more specifics on your vehicle. There are several Camry's, CE Sedan, LE Sedan, Solara SE, etc. Also the specific on the engine.

Next, please go to Auto Zone or O'Reilly's and for free they can pull the codes to the car. Most important: Once they check your codes, if they find something and you don't get it fixed and need to get back with us, please make sure you tell us exactly what the code was, number and all. Example, if the code was E0568 O2 Sensor bad. Then make sure you give us all of that. While there for free also they can bring their tester out and check your battery, alternator and starter.

Would you please check your fuel pressure also. This is important to see if your fuel pump has a steady flow and pressure.

Are you able to do checks yourself?

A question off the top of my head. Do you have vacuum power assist on your brakes?

Also, have you been able to check your fuel pressure yet? We would like to know what that is.

No sorry - auto zone does not check this. Either you will have to or find someone that can

Hello -- sai

Well - let's get the IAC checked so we can get that off the question/answer board. You can do this, I have attached the check for you and the location.

Next, you say only on a hard stop it dies. As long as you relax to a stop, no issues. The "ONLY" time it dies is if you have to really get down on it to stop?

If this is the case - go down the road - really get on it to stop - it should stall. Okay, do it again only this time as it is getting ready to stall, not before. . .. . .. . .shift into neutral and tell me what happens.

The other question Mr Weizel asked was if you had Vacuum power assist on the brakes. You do have a brake booster so I have attached that check also - please perform that and let us know.

Thank you very much for the donation.

Find a car repair manual for your car repair questions.

IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE

INSPECTION

INSPECT IAC VALVE OPERATION

Check that the IAC valve is half opened.
Connect the IAC valve connector to the IAC valve.
Turn the ignition switch ON.
Check that the IAC valve moves in 0.5 seconds by order of fully close, fully open and half open. If operation is not as specified, replace the IAC valve.
Turn the ignition switch OFF.
Disconnect the IAC valve connector from the IAC valve.

Location

Brake Booster Check

ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION

OPERATING CHECK
Depress the brake pedal several times with the engine off and check that there is no change in the pedal reserve distance.
Depress the brake pedal and start the engine. If the pedal goes down slightly, operation is normal.

AIR TIGHTNESS CHECK

Start the engine and stop it after 1 or 2 minutes. Depress the brake pedal several times slowly. If the pedal goes down farthest the 1st time, but gradually rises after the 2nd or 3rd time, the booster is air tight.
Depress the brake pedal while the engine is running, and stop the engine with the pedal depressed. If there is no change in the pedal reserve travel after holding the pedal for 30 seconds, the booster is air tight.

Sai

Well - this was my question in my head last night and I was going to write you back but since it is still bothering me I will share with you.

I would have thought the dealer would have checked it. There is an in the vehicle check they can do from what I see. But you did not indicate that and from what you said they said, they didn't either which bothers me. I wasn't there to ask them certain questions but to me they should be able to say we checked it and it is okay. Not, we are not sure so replace it and maybe it will or will not fix the problem. Gee, we can do that. You took it to them so that their certified trained mechanics can use the specialized test equipment that most of the time only the dealer can afford and has so they could perform all of the tests and tell you what is good or bad, in this case if the IAC is good or not.

So based off of what you said to me, they have not properly checked the car out and treated you correctly.

So I figured okay, then you do the check. It involves removing it, doing the check I have provided and then you will know if it is good or bad so we can take that off the list.

I am not saying take it back to them and have them check it out. Based off of what you said I would find a different auto shop to take the car to.

Are you able to perform this yourself with the directions provided?

Hello sai

Wow, it has been almost 5 to 6 months since we last spoke.

I am a little confused on the current status of your vehicle.

Did you perform all the checks that were suggested by myself and Mr Weizel?

By the way, it looks like you may have some recalls on your vehicle. The dealer may fix these for free. Please contact the dealer service department, give them the VIN number of your car and have them check on these to see if they apply to you.