Top 20 2001 Toyota Avalon - Page 6 Questions & Answers

I strongly suspect you have a defective battery, maintainence free batteries fail all of sudden, the fact the battery has only 2 years run time is of no matter,I have replaced many batteries with less than one year of use on them, so the 1st thing to do id have the battery tested and clean the batery cables, Kragen and Autozone do this test for free, they also sell a very easy to use battery calbe cleaning tool.

CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER

my battery drain indicator lamp is lit on my 2000 Toyota Camary. i checked the battery and have 12.5 volts when not running and 14.5 volts when running with lights & heater on. since all my other gauges are working ok i'm not sure if its a fuse or what fuse. can you help. altenator shows 14.5 volts when running.

Hello. That light comes on when your traction control activates.
This is a normal condition.

There is nothing wrong, it is only your traction conrol was activated at some point

you have a vaccum leak somewhere please rate me

Try disconnecting the battery for about 10 to 15 minutes and reconnect. See if that helps.

Mike.

It sounds to me like its a loose compressor belt that gets hot and stops, have it tightened or replaced if its old and brittle. could also be the compressor going bad,

Have you checked the fuse box under the bonet poper there is a heater fuse......try that

If the battery is fully charged there is but one thing tjst gives you those symtoms. You simply have a bad connection at the negativbattery cable. It won't hurt to ck the positive cable also. This os a common thing when a battery is connected and idle..Always disconnect the bat neg if the the vwhicle won't be used for more than two days. If possible, don't charge your dead battery with the alternator of the vehicle. It could very possibly cause charging problems. The clickinf is from insufficient voltage and jump stating with te dead battery still in place doesnt work because the goog and bad batteries are try to balance again, causing low voltage/amps to the starter. Good Luck. Sorry about the lesson, habit.

I just replaced my blown sub in my Avalon xls with a Kicker 07C84 and it works great. For the same price of a repair kit, you can just buy this new speaker. Why go through the hassle of repairing a 9 year old speaker. This speaker fits into the same cutout of the old speaker. All I did was splice the red and black wires within the factory plastic housing so I could still use the factory connector.

I believe the pulley below that is for you A/C compressor, which also has a clutch on it that will only turn when the ac is turned on, but the inside pulley should always spin. If the ac clutch doesn't turn on with the ac turned on then you may need to get it spaced. any more questions just email me on this site.

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Check the front lights. Usually if i flashes fast it indicate a bulb is out on that side.

The ac is belt driven, If one of the belts are loose it will make a squealing noise. Turning on the air puts more strain on the belts. If this is the case all you would have to do is tighten the belt or belts. This would probably take a service tech just a few minutes. Probably under $100.00 dollars..........

The 12+ is coming from the fusebox. The ground is the body of your car..Get the power from the fusebox terminal labelled Accs (Accessories) 12+ and connect it to the 12+ of your CD deck. Connect the ground of your CD deck to the car body. Test your CD deck with the speakers. press or turn the power on. This will solve your problem.

Just had the same problem on the 2002 Avalon. Pulled the throttle body off and removed and cleaned the Idle mixture control valve which was caked in deposits. Runs like new now. About 2 hours of work or less. Common problem with this model I heard. Hope this helps. Some one gave me this info over a year ago and I finally got around to doing it.

Below are the removal procedures for your vehicle's front inner door panel.


On models without power windows, remove the snap ring retaining window crank handle. Remove crank handle and cover plate.
Remove lower door frame bracket garnish. Using a screwdriver, remove inside door handle bezel. Remove power mirror control switch and disconnect harness connector.
Remove armrest panel. Remove 6 screws. Pry interior door panel loose from door.

YOU HAVE A IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE BAD. THIS CONTROLS AIR MIXTURE OF AIR IN THE TROTTLE BODY. IT GETS CARBON IN THE VALVE AND MAKES IT STICKS. U NEED TO REPLACE IT. IT IS LOCATED IN UNDER THE TROTTLE WITH FOUR SCREWS IT IS A WHITE BOX LIKE SENSOR. GOOD LUCK

take out the screws that hold the top and bottom shroud together.
there is a lock pin holding the ignition in place.take a small allen key and push it in to release it.personally,i would get a haynes manual for the 25bucks,because it will give pictures and detaails about not only this repair ,but most any repair...

Sounds like you idle air control valve is going bad. They start acting up on a hot engine due to sticking or high resistance through its internal windings. It will get to the point where the engine will stall every time you take your foot off the gas.
I suggest getting it replaced and the throttle body cleaned at the same time since it will need to be removed to replace the IAC.