I bought a new alto 800 and took it for second servicing at the dealers garage. After two hours they called me to say that the car is not starting. After Another two hours they told me that there is a problem with the immobilzer and I have to keep the car for 3/4 days as they have to replace the immobilzer. They did not know how this had happened in their own service center and did not offer me any alternative vehicle. I have written to the company but there is no response from the company. Please let me know what can I do in such a situation.

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I'm wondering if your injectors are leaking. If they are, and the car sits for a period of time like you're saying, fuel would puddle up and the car would run extremely rich until the excess puddled fuel burned off. Did you (or do you) notice black smoke from the tailpipe during the time the car is running really rough? Take a look and see - rev the engine if you need to, and see if you see some. It'd take a few minutes to burn off, and once it did, as long as the rest of the car is working right, you'd run normally. If you shut the car off for a short time (ie, getting gas, renting a movie) the car likely wouldn't sit long enough for enough fuel to puddle up for the condition to recur. If you park it overnight, that's plenty of time for the injectors to leak enough fuel for the car to run rough on startup.

No guarantee of course, but that's what sounds like a worthwhile investigation to me.

Colin Stickland

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• Posted on Jan 16, 2009

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easy things to repair these so dont be scared ,chassis number is in the boot under something but some models vary .you cant do a lot with this vehicle yourself as its all encrypted software ,dealer only so you cant evan change the oil or the brake pads yourself as the immobiliser cuts in but apart from this small issue these are great cars for an urban enviroment and easy parking.with merc technology they last forever.But then all modern cars are going this way with regards to software so in ten years time their will not be any general garages just main dealers

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The plugs that are supposed to be in a 2000 4 cyl Camry are :
PK20TR11 Toyota P/N 90919-01194

The K16TR11 plugs fit a variety of models.
They are found in the following units:

98/99 Corolla
95/97 Paseo
95/98 T-100 V-6
95-04 Tacoma V-6
00/04 Tundra V-6

There is no question that your dealer installed the wrong plugs.

I would really appreciate a FixYa rating for the information that I have provided you. Thnaks in advance.

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It seems that you have a loose wire, bad connector or perhaps the main computer itself that is causing a problem If the shop is not seeing any codes, or codes come and go, likely I'm right...but someone is going to have to actually do some intensive testing to find the real cause. You can likely get another computer from a local scrapyard far cheaper than what the dealer will charge you...as far as wiring, you need a good accurate schematic a good volt/ohmeter and lots of time to trace wiring. When checking connectors test the pin, then probe the wire going into the pin...often the problem is where a wire meets the backside of the pin, either corroding or breaking..This also applies to any modules such as the security system...what you see on the dash does not always tell you that connection to components is good. This is not a "fix, but rather, a direction to go in. (exactly what I"d need to do if I was there)
Right now, everything is suspect including fuel system, till you rule it out!!!

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When that happened to me I needed a new wheel speed sensor it cost around $500. Hope that helps!