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Hit a deer coolant leak overheating

I hit a dear and caused damage to the front bumper, the radiator bent in. Leaking coolant from bottom of driver side fan, overheating, and coolant reservoir boiling after running. No hot air. Cannot afford to take repair shop and would be grateful for any help with this. Thank


Toyota Corolla Engine Problems

Hi. I have a small problem with my Toyota corolla 97 1.6L. has the light of the engine on, take it to auto zone and the code that came out is P0303. According to them it was the helmet of the ignition. I bought him the ignition helmet, the spark plugs, the spark plug wires, the ignition rotor and the injector of that cylinder and…

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Toyota Camry Clicks Won’t Start

I have a 2000 Toyota Camry, went out to start the car for school and it started right up no problems or anything. Once I was driving I tried to plug in my inverter so I could plug my wall cell charger in and all my inverter would do was beep saying there was a fault. Got back home turned car off. Went back outside…

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2000 Toyota Solara 3.0L Won’t Start

2000 Toyota Solara No Crank No Start already spent a lot of money and time trying to figure this out! Had it for 1yr no issues until now! Full power until ”start” position, no power to starter, full power in relay, has spark, lights shut off as normal when turned, no click. (Checked:) Battery,cables, fuses, relays, starter, ignition system, fuel pump, all hoses. [Replaced:] Battery,…

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Toyota electronic steering intermittent failure

Toyota corolla 2009 model- suffers electronic power steering intermittent failure. I also notice the radio power fails at the time. Is this an electronic problem? Answer: Yes, this is an electrical problem. The two problems on your Toyota Corolla may or may not be related. The electric steering problem may have a recall repair for it. Call your local Toyota dealer, give them the VIN…

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1993 Toyota Camry Won’t Start- Corolla Won’t Crank

I have a 1993 Toyota Camry. I took my bf to work one morning turned off car while waiting for his boss. When i went to start the car it wouldn’t start. Let sit for 10 min. pushed gas one time and started the car. drove home. That night went to work. next morning went to start car. would not start. it turns over like…

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1996 Toyota Corolla Has A Low Idle

I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla 1600 cc which started to rev very low on start up to the point that it would cut out. A code reader showed a coolant temperature sensor code so i replaced it . Now when I start the car is does rev higher but not as high as i think it should and remembering it doing. After a period…

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Toyota Camry Overheats And Dies Out

Question: I have a Toyota Camry 3.0, 5 speed, that has been having issues pretty much since I got the damn thing. It shocks me all the time (like a static electricity shock). The battery used to die a lot but I replaced the alternator and battery and so it’s fine now. I wish I had a voltage meter on my dash but there is…

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2001 Toytota Has Several Warning Lights and Burns Oil

I have a 2001 Toyota 4-Runner 2001. The TRAC OFF, Check Oil, and VSC TRAC light came on. Is it safe to drive until I can get it to a mechanic? The main thing I would worry about is the ‘check oil’ light. Make sure it’s full before you drive the vehicle, or you can ruin the engine. The ‘trac off’ and ‘vsc trac’ have…

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2004 Toyota Tundra Loosing Battery Power and Gauges

Yes, hi I was driving and radio went off, dashboard dimmed, gauges all fell, speedometer when up and down then stopped at 0, lights dimmed, truck kept almost stopping. turned off lights and windshield wipers, then truck surged on, then after 1 mile or so it finally quit. turned it back on and lights on but engine will not turn, like battery is weak or starter…

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