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- From: gregb@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Greg Begay)
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:26:02 GMT
- Subject: Re: Help!! Toyota truck won't start
- Message-ID: <7740243@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Newsgroups: rec.autos
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- >My 1991 Toyota XCab 4x4 (4cyl - 15K milels) will randomly decide not
- >to start. Symptoms vary from absolutly no response when I turn
- >the key to a spinning sound to a annoying grinding sound, with the
- >grinding sound being the latest. This has been happening 3-4 times
- >the last couple of months. It has always started after several tries
- >or after left to sit for awhile.
- >
- >Took it to the local dealership and the goofs claim that they
- >cannot find any problems with either the electrical system or the
- >starter. I get the impression that all they did was hook my truck
- >up to their silly computer. I was told to "wait till something
- >really bad happens, then bring it in".
- >
- >The truck as been acting up as described since I purchased it 1.5 years
- >ago. Last summer the alternator belt went bad resulting in a screaching
- >sound and all of the engine warning lights coming on in the dashboard.
- >
- >Any ideas on what the problem is?? A friend has suggested that the
- >problem has to be related to the starter. Any other Toyota owners
- >with similar problems/experience??
-
- Thanks to all who emailed or responded with suggestions. My
- truck wouldn't start again last weekend and I had it towed to the
- dealer (at dealer expense). But, it *started* when they tried it at
- the dealer! (Good thing I had the tow truck operator verify that
- it wouldn't start) I got a chance to talk to the dealer mechanic
- and he agreed that the starter was bad and agreed to replace it.
-
- GregB
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