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2002 camry battery changed, dies in idle

No problem prior to battery change, immediately after change, car cuts off when slowed to idle or stopped. I have a 2002 Toyota Camry Solara. I had my battery changed on Saturday morning and the same thing happened to me. I was really worried until I found this site. Thanks so much! I am off tomorrow so I am going to try the above solution and hope it works.

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  • Anonymous Feb 02, 2009

    This was supposed to be added to another post.

  • Anonymous Feb 03, 2009

    same problem sputters unless you give full throtle

  • Anonymous Feb 04, 2009

    The new battery had the correct CCA rating. I did what the other tech said for someone else. I got on the beltway and went from exit 18 to 31 traveling over 55mph. On my way back, I used the beltway and some back streets to return home. This improved my car a little bit.



    I went to the store to get the throttle cleaner that another tech recommended. After purchasing the throttle cleaner, I didn't experience the problem for the rest of the day. The next day is when I actually applied the cleaner just because I bought it.



    This sure did beat spending $500 for a idling speed control valve replacement.

  • pj20001569 Mar 15, 2009

    2002 Camry 4cil--wouldn't start, I had problems with the starter. Once I canged the starter the idle was extremely low, car would stall. How do you clean the ICV? What other problems may I gave?

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Check the manufacture's Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) rating.  Some manufacturers recommend a minimum CCA.  If your CCA is below the manufacturer's specs, it can cause your car to run erratically.  This also can cause problems with your computer and give you faulty DTC's. (Diagnostic Trouble Codes - Service Engine Soon Light)  This especially causes problems with General Motors cars.  I'm always hearing of people with these problems.  Let me know how it works.

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