- Nov 20, 1999
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Holy crap, what an ordeal. I went to advanced auto parts to change the battery on my 2002 camry. When i started up my car, the engine shuts off after a few seconds. Thought maybe the battery was dead, so i pushed the gas while parked to give it some juice for a few minutes, still dies. I switch back to my old battery, same problem now.
The guy who installed my battery said it was probably the computer getting it's memory wiped after replacing the battery (he's seen a similar thing happened to a nissan before). He told me to just turn the key 3 quarters and let the computer 'reboot' for about 20 minutes.
Still no go.
The store closes at 8 pm, i'm stranded there contemplating whether or not to get it towed or just leave the car there.
I check online and find out that people fixed this problem by actually driving the car, like 15 minutes on the highway and 10 minutes around town so the engine learns not to shut off when it's idle. I drove on the highway for like 40 minutes and around town for 20 minutes just to be sure and now everything's 'fine'.
WTF. That's the most idiotic thing i've ever heard of. Is this a big problem with other makes/models besides my toyota? What the fuck is the point of having a computer in there if it's going to make your life more miserable?
The guy who installed my battery said it was probably the computer getting it's memory wiped after replacing the battery (he's seen a similar thing happened to a nissan before). He told me to just turn the key 3 quarters and let the computer 'reboot' for about 20 minutes.
Still no go.
The store closes at 8 pm, i'm stranded there contemplating whether or not to get it towed or just leave the car there.
I check online and find out that people fixed this problem by actually driving the car, like 15 minutes on the highway and 10 minutes around town so the engine learns not to shut off when it's idle. I drove on the highway for like 40 minutes and around town for 20 minutes just to be sure and now everything's 'fine'.
WTF. That's the most idiotic thing i've ever heard of. Is this a big problem with other makes/models besides my toyota? What the fuck is the point of having a computer in there if it's going to make your life more miserable?