Celica Forums General Discussion Engine and Performance 2001 won't start ☹️

Have a 2001 that will not start. Insert key turn to start and it cranks but doesn't turn over. I can hear the fuel pump hum after I turn the key off. The drivers front panel lights up (door open,hood open), headlights work low and high beam, but radio, ac/heat, fan, power doors and windows..none of that works. Any ideas?

It cranks so the starter motor works but the solenoid wont; engage the gear to drive the brank shaft. i suspect the starter solenoid is bad or stuck. Knock on it to loosen it up, it may pop out.

There must be a major electrical failure to blow so many fuses at the same time. I am guessing the starter motor is shorted to ground, causing a high-energy spark that blew many fuses. Unless you fix that problem it will keep blowing fuses, may be burning your Body Control Unit.

If accessories don't work you may have blown their fuses on the BODY CONTROL UNIT under the radio, accessed by the panel at passenger's left knee.

I suggest you find and fix the starter solenoid short problem first before attacking the accessories problems. After the starter works, you can check all the accessories fuses, worst case buy a used BCU with fuse panel in eBay for about $100- 200.

Fooling with car electrical system amateurs may take a lot of time and research, cause more damages, blow up more fuses, burn more accessories, may burn wires deep in the harness system that will cost big money to find and repair,. You may want to take the car to a good auto electric tech, may not cost that much and save you lots of time, effort, damages. .