# Car Suddenly doesn't crank **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [May 31, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suddenly-doesnt-crank/190903 "2023-05-31T00:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mwbadawy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mwbadawy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwbadawy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suddenly-doesnt-crank/190903/1 "2023-05-31T00:32:44Z")
Hi, My 2007 Camry suddenly doesn’t crank. I drove it as usual for a short drive around 5 minutes and when I came back 20 minutes later it was not starting at all. No crank at all, The dashboard has light, and the radio starts but when I try to start it the dashboard light goes off momentarily and I don’t hear anything (maybe just a very quiet click) I tried to jump it but nothing happens at all, also the battery is still new … I really appreciate any hints to start it or diagnose so I don’t need to tow it to a mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suddenly-doesnt-crank/190903/2 "2023-05-31T00:38:23Z")
Try shifting the transmission into neutral to see if it starts. Tester ---
**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:** [May 31, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suddenly-doesnt-crank/190903/3 "2023-05-31T00:56:25Z")
Another possibility is the starter solenoid contacts, they wear out and create an intermittent no-start condition. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-suddenly-doesnt-crank/190903/4 "2023-05-31T02:47:30Z")
> [@mwbadawy](#): > > but when I try to start it the dashboard light goes off momentarily That sounds like a dead battery, new or not you could have left a light on or just got a defective battery, Or maybe since you have a newer battery, **possible bad or loose connection** at the battery terminal ends… How/what did you try to jump it with and if cables were they heavy gauge cables or light cables?? A bad starter shouldn’t make the dash lights go off, on my Toyota’s that has always been a battery issue… But like already stated, lots of possibility’s…