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Topic: MY CAR HATES ME!
morethanjust_janedoe Joined Mon 03/12/07 Posts: 488	Tue 09/04/07 12:33 PM
k. i just got my car back from being stolen on friday. she was gone for two weeks and they didnt do much damage other than putting a strip key in my steering column. and we got it to where my key works so she was running and everything and then she didnt work the next day. then we fixed the battery cable because it wasn't tight enough and i drove her around yesterday and now i just went out to leave to do some errands and she's back to not working! I SWEAR THIS CAR HATES ME!

morethanjust_janedoe Joined Mon 03/12/07 Posts: 488	Tue 09/04/07 12:43 PM
does anybody know what could be wrong with my car?

FreshMountainAir Joined Thu 08/30/07 Posts: 17879	Tue 09/04/07 12:44 PM
At this point I would say just about anything....LOL But I don't know squat about mechanics... I just know I hate it when my rig wont work too!!

kingbreeze Joined Tue 08/29/06 Posts: 7600	Tue 09/04/07 12:47 PM
when you turn the key what does it sound like?

morethanjust_janedoe Joined Mon 03/12/07 Posts: 488	Tue 09/04/07 12:50 PM
well when you open the door it beeps even without the key in the egnition. but when i unlocked it today it was a different beep. and when i went to start it there was no noise at all. and we went and fixed everything with the battery and i dont know what else it would be.

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Tue 09/04/07 12:52 PM
well need make model and symptoms kinda like some one saying ---why don't i feel well ya got any idea why--- good luck hope ya get it figured out and if it is a gm with the chip in the key i would say you are not getting the proper resistance reading regularly

morethanjust_janedoe Joined Mon 03/12/07 Posts: 488	Tue 09/04/07 12:53 PM
na its not a gm. its an 89 toyota camery.

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Tue 09/04/07 12:57 PM
do not know much about those but what is happening when you turn the key and if it is doing nothing try turning the key to on and trying some of the electrical stuff to see if they work if they do try turning on the headlights then try starting again if they go out or dim dramaticly it is an electrical issue with not getting enough power to the starter

kingbreeze Joined Tue 08/29/06 Posts: 7600	Tue 09/04/07 01:00 PM
charge your battery and if that doesn't work check the alternator.

joe1973 Joined Thu 11/09/06 Posts: 1074	Tue 09/04/07 01:06 PM
good call king.good call.

FreshMountainAir Joined Thu 08/30/07 Posts: 17879	Tue 09/04/07 01:07 PM
hmmm..... king u can work on my engine anytime

kingbreeze Joined Tue 08/29/06 Posts: 7600	Tue 09/04/07 01:16 PM
thanks joe. FMA from reading your posts i don't think there is anything wrong with your engine.lol seems to me you have one of those HIPO models.

FreshMountainAir Joined Thu 08/30/07 Posts: 17879	Tue 09/04/07 01:19 PM
The HiPo engine was engineered to increase performance and high-RPM reliability Thanks ....I think..

kingbreeze Joined Tue 08/29/06 Posts: 7600	Tue 09/04/07 01:21 PM
it was definitely a compliment FMA.

nyomdasz Joined Sat 05/26/07 Posts: 12	Tue 09/04/07 01:30 PM
When they stole the car, they jimmied the ignition switch. All your symptoms are consistent with a defective ignition switch. Replace the ignition switch. The operative words here are: ignition switch.

FreshMountainAir Joined Thu 08/30/07 Posts: 17879	Tue 09/04/07 01:30 PM
Well ...it maybe could use an oil change

kidatheart70 Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 6234	Tue 09/04/07 01:33 PM


FreshMountainAir Joined Thu 08/30/07 Posts: 17879	Tue 09/04/07 01:36 PM
Ya know King....a lube job...

kingbreeze Joined Tue 08/29/06 Posts: 7600	Tue 09/04/07 01:42 PM
i hear ya, nothing like creating a little ol homeade lube.

kingbreeze Joined Tue 08/29/06 Posts: 7600	Tue 09/04/07 01:45 PM
thanks for correcting that nyomdasz. i completely forgot about the ignition being stripped.