2002 Toyota Camry I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED AND NOW THE

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY
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CONNIE HARNER
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2002 Toyota Camry 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED YESTERDAY AND DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR JUST DIED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. IT WOULD NOT START. THEN THIS MORNING THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AND IT DIED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T START.
Feb 8, 2010 at 11:58 PM
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TOOOMANYTOYS
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What do the battery cables look like. Corroded, Loose, Fraying? Is the alternator charging the battery?
Feb 9, 2010 at 12:01 AM
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CONNIE HARNER
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THE ALTERNATOR IS WORKING FINE AND YOU CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP WORKING.
Feb 9, 2010 at 12:08 AM
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TOOOMANYTOYS
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When it doesnt start. Is it a no crank no start, or a crank no start. Meaning when turning the vehicle on do you hear the starter turning over the engine?
Feb 9, 2010 at 12:29 AM
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CONNIE HARNER
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there is nothing. It doesn't even click. I do know what a car sounds like when it needs a battery and when you turn the key all it does is a rapid clicking noise. With this there is nothing. This car has always started immediately without hesitation.
Feb 9, 2010 at 12:58 AM
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TOOOMANYTOYS
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I would bring it back to where ever installed the battery. It seems to me like there is a loose connection, because it does it at random. If you need to diagnosis yourself. When it doesnt start, have someone crank it while you wiggle the battery cables
Feb 9, 2010 at 3:59 AM
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