Hi, I'm new to this forum tonight (read, be patient) and have several questions:
Search: I spent some time trying to find out how to search information on the ECU, but the search part tells me I have to have more than 3 letters. I've tried engine computer unit, engine computer, computer, and I still can't find what I'm looking for.
RX won't start: The situation is my daughter is away from home at a university. Her 99 RX300, 99K miles, does not start. The dash was dark, no little light icons, and the remote door fob did not work. She jumped the battery and it started instantly. She drove it home last weekend. The battery was checked and it was ok. A few days later (at school, pouring rain, of course) it happened again. She jumped it and it started right away. She drove it to a Toyota dealer. They thought it might be the ECU unit, but admittedly could not find the problem. They said even if they replace it, that might not fix it. The technician actually told her that in 15 years he has not had a vehicle apart as far as hers and not found the problem. The battery was new in June of 07. terminal connections good.
I thought if I looked around here long enough, I might find someone else with the same problem. Also, her main key is now broken where the metal meets the black plastic. ( But it was not broken when the RX did not start.) do I understand correctly that if we have the ECU replaced, we also have to have the keys replaced? I see dollar signs spinning again.
Oil sludge: we had to have the engine repaired b/c oil sludge. As stated in another post, this was done at an independent auto shop. Is there a way to get reimbursed from Toyota? Could there be any connection between the engine repair in December, and the seemingly electrical problem now?
Viewing posts: may seem silly, but what buttons do I need to tweak to see the newest posts first? When I go to a thread I want to read, it may start in 04 or 10 replies ago. How do I set up to see the newest posts to a thread first? I tried to send the moderator this last question, but access was denied :) Oh, and when posting a new topic, I don't see where to check to get email notifications of posted replies.....
thanks for any input!