# Car wont start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/3811>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starting\
**Created:** [August 28, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/3811 "2007-08-28T17:15:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![naagdeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@naagdeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/naagdeep)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/3811/1 "2007-08-28T17:15:29Z")

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My friend has a 1993 Toyota Camry that has not been driving all summer. Now the car wont start. The battery is fully charged and all lights and electronics light up. Can anyone guess where the problem could be.

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**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:** [August 28, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/3811/2 "2007-08-28T17:20:40Z")

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[b]The fuel system may require repriming after the vehicle sat for a long time.

Turn the ignition to the run position and then turn it off. Repeat this several times and then try starting the engine. if the engine starts, that’s all the problem was.

Tester[/b]

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/3811/3 "2007-08-28T17:21:32Z")

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Can anyone guess where the problem could be.

We will be able to make better guesses if we know more about the problem.

What exactly happens when you try and start it? Key turns? No sounds? Clicks? Whirling sounds? Turns over slowly … etc.

Any other problems? Prior problems?
