# A sick Toyota Corolla

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-sick-toyota-corolla/63570>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starting, corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [April 10, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-sick-toyota-corolla/63570 "2011-04-10T20:40:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BioGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@BioGee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BioGee)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-sick-toyota-corolla/63570/1 "2011-04-10T20:40:43Z")

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A friend of mine owns a 2002 Toyota Corolla with around 100k miles on it and it has some sporadic problems. Once in a blue moon the engine light comes on because of a misfire and seems to be around the same time it is humid and wet out (suggesting spark plug wires). However it recently sat overnight, after a slow rain, and would not even turn over the next day. The lights are not dimmed in the car but there is only a faint hum when the key is turned. What is wrong? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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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:** [April 10, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-sick-toyota-corolla/63570/2 "2011-04-10T23:48:03Z")

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The short list that comes to mind instantly: Neutral safety switch, starter relay,loose or corroded battery cables at the battery and starter. Probably a few other things, but those are the most common.

If it is the neutral safety switch, try shifting to neutral and see if it starts.