TOYOTA SOLARA 2006 TURNS OVER BUT DOESN'T START NEED HELP
I have been dealing with this
problem for quite a while now but
enough is enough. How do I know if
my car has to get the keys
reprogrammed or if it is the
immobilizer system that is faulty, I'm
just not sure. This car has left me
abandoned in places just because it
doesn't want to turn on. It turns over
and cranks but just doesn't get
there. Sometimes it turns on
consistently for a while but usually
decides to not turn on when I'm in a
parking garage or at my house. I
seriously need help and I just want
my car to turn on whenever I need it
to and I don't care if that means
removing the theft system, I'm damn
sure no one is going to steal it. Any
information is valuable.
Thank you.
Does the security light stay on or flash? It sounds more like a fuel pump problem than a security system defect. If you can get it to act up, you'll need an assistant and something to beat on the fuel tank with. Then do this turn the key to start while your assistant raps on the tank, try more than once if the the engine starts replace the pump. If You are having a security problem there should be codes set and you might be able to get them read at a local parts store, make sure to get into the BCM or Security module. I hope this helps take care
For the first comment, I've been to three shops and no one seems to know what is going on with it and each of them have suggested different problems. Trust me I wouldn't come on here if it weren't my last resort. For the second comment, the security light flashes, and the shop I went to checked the fuel pump and told me that it was in good condition. However, I'll definitely try going to a place that'll run the codes, thank you.
The light flashing is a good indicator that a code or codes are stored that usually makes the fix easier. If you don't go to a dealer find an ASE certified shop, the mechanics in these shops are actually tested on abilities and can diagnose problems.
Yep apparently the shop I went to doesn't have "time" to deal with my car situation so they're just going to send me the codes that came up and I'll have to determine what/where to go next from there... Thank you for your response! I'll update this thread with images of the codes that came up in the computer.
Okay so there's 4 pages and I can only upload 1 at a time but I'm assuming this is the most important one:
Here's another saying what should be done:
The second page shows how to test the system. You need a DVOM thats a digital volt ohm meter to test between the indicated terminals, it looks like a pretty simple test sequence for someone with a little mechanical experience.
Hey everyone, it's been a while, I ended up going to my nearest Toyota dealership and decided to finally get this problem fixed, the ECU was replaced. The job cost about 1927
