# 2001 Toyota Camry with battery/starting problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-with-battery-starting-problem/17626>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** keys, starting, batteries, toyota, camry\
**Created:** [August 3, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-with-battery-starting-problem/17626 "2008-08-03T18:40:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mb2386](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@mb2386](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mb2386)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-with-battery-starting-problem/17626/1 "2008-08-03T18:40:15Z")

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Toyota Camry 2001 V6 with 2 year old battery dies overnight - get a fast clicking sound - jump starting works and battery recharges. But it’s happened three times. Battery, alternator and starter have been checked by repair shop. All battery cells are good - no loose cables. AAA suggests key may not be turned all the way off before it is taken out which drains battery overnight - is that possible?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-with-battery-starting-problem/17626/2 "2008-08-03T20:45:47Z")

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I doubt that. The door chime will still play if the key is not moved all the way to off. More than likely, there is a door switch or trunk switch gone bad, and leaving a light on that is draining the battery. Have your mechanic check for any parasitic drains on the battery. He’ll know what to do.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-with-battery-starting-problem/17626/3 "2008-08-03T21:31:15Z")

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I had a similar problem with my ES300, same symptomes, turned out the problem was with the starter solenoid, easy and cheap to fix. There are two contacts and a disk/rod assembley in the solenoid that wear out over the years. Replacement contacts were $15 at the dealer, fixed the problem for 2 years, then had to replace both the contacts and the disk/rod. You can google “toyota starter rebuild”.

Here’s a link showing the parts: [http://www.team-integra.net/forum/display\_topic\_threads.asp?ForumID=15&TopicID=123037](http://www.team-integra.net/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=15&TopicID=123037)