Unable to Start Camry LE 2000

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skewe - 05 Feb 2005 03:32 GMT

I have a camry 2000 LE.

2 weeks ago, my friend was waiting in my car and played the CD player
while the car is not running, it played for about 5 min. I came out and
it failed to start. After each crank, the alarm would go off.
I managed to get a jump start and everything was OK.

Today, I left the main lights on for like 3 min by accident w/o engine
running and when I saw that, I immediately turned it off. Tried to
start it and it cranked, but same problem as mentioned earlier.

Does anybody know or have any idea what is wrong?
Starter?
Alternator?
Battery?
Spark Plugs?
Spark Plug cables?

Anybody.. please..

TIA

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Steve B. - 05 Feb 2005 04:03 GMT

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Most likely a dying battery. Any parts store can test it for you and
most will even swap in a new one if the battery is the problem.

Steve B.

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Bill Darden - 05 Feb 2005 12:22 GMT

It could be something simple like corroded cable terminals or battery
posts, loose fan belt,, worn starter brushes, or burned solenoid
contacts.

Please see Section 17 in the Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQ on
www.batteryfaq.org for a simple troubleshooting guide. Your battery,
starter and charging system work in concert with each other, so you
should go to an auto parts or battery store and have them tested.
Some stores like Auto Zone, Sears, Wal*Mart, Pep Boys, etc., will test
them for free or a small fee. For more information on testing car
batteries, please see Section 4. For vehicle charging systems, please
see Section 5. For tips on buying a replacement car battery, please
read Section 7.8.

Kindest regards,

BiLL..........

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Anthony Giorgianni - 06 Feb 2005 17:29 GMT

A 2000 Camry original battery? No warning light while the car was running?
Terminals clean?

It's the battery. The one on my father's 2000 Camry went last week.

Four or five years is pretty much it for a battery's reliability.

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