Starting Issues

2006 Tundra won’t start please help driving me crazy

 

Welcome to the forum. Sorry for your problem.

What diagnosis have you done? Is the battery good? Do the headlights illuminate when turned on with the key in the run position? Any noise when trying to start?

 

Yeah I mean is that how you troubleshoot? You really have to give us more info to help you troubleshoot it further.

 

Headlights work but gauges don’t work at all but radio and everything else does

 

I’d have someone measure the voltage at the battery with a meter while you crank it. It shouldn’t go below 11 volts. If it was like mine when it died, it might be down to 6v or less. If you think there’s still life, get a jump from AAA or borrow someone else’s battery.

If that doesn’t work, you may have a fuel delivery problem.

If it does turn over, measure the voltage with it running. Alternator should drive the voltage up to 13.5-14v for charging.

 

Put a new battery on it and it still does the same thing I don’t get what it could be

 

Check all the fuses.

 

Already checked all the fuses

 

Reminds me of Charades or pulling teeth !

 

Can you hear the fuel pump with the ignition on but engine off?

 

I can hear the fuel pump and can hear the starter

 

Ok, you checked all the fuses in the dash, AND the fuses in the fuse & relay box under the hood?

This post has a video that covers diagnosing start issues in our trucks. WATCH IT.

This thread may be interesting to you for troubleshooting steps. With how very little details you gave, it's hard as hell to give you advice.

It's not uncommon for cables to get corroded inside the sheath. something to short in the engine fuse/relay box like THIS GUY found. There's at least one other case where a member found the positive battery line going to the under-hood fuse box was shorting and therefore not sending power to the cab. Too bad it's such a pain in the ass to pop the box up and look at the underside. It's not that it's difficult, there's just a trick and an order to it.

 

You can hear the starter... Do you hear the solenoid click or does the starter growl when trying to turn?

 

Give us some more details. Someone here can probably help you out.

Engine size/cylinders? 4.7 or 3.4?
...
Does it crank?
Any recent changes or modifications?
Does it sound like you have compression? (timing belt broken)

etc...

 

Hmmmmmmm.