The car won't start. It also has no signal lights, radio, fan, Brake lights or any lights at the rear of car.

Tiny
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I have a 2007 Camry LE 2.4l automatic transmission, approx 120,000 miles. The car won't start. It also has no signal lights, radio, fan, Brake lights or any lights at the rear of car. The only things that seem to work are head lights hi and low beam and everything on the dash board appears normal and the chiming when the key is in the ignition and the door is open.

Back ground events the serpentine belt broke as my wife was leaving for work about a block from home she turned around and made it back home so I got a new belt an while installing it found the water pump bearings were shot so I put on a new water pump with the belt and went to start the car and nothing happens except the dash board lights up and the little chime starts chiming and I am able to turn the headlights on. During the water pump installation I removed the negative battery cable along with the upper motor mount and the alternator to make room for the new water pump and belt everything went back together smoothly.
I think I still had the key in the on position in the ignition when I pulled the battery cable off because I saw a small spark between the cable end and the battery post.
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 AT 10:08 PM

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Tiny
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Did you put the ground back on? Have you recharged the battery?
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Thursday, February 25th, 2021 AT 3:43 PM
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Everything has been reconnected correctly as the only wires that were disconnected during the whole repair were the battery cables and the 2 wires on the alternator. I installed a new fully charged battery after it didn't start.
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Thursday, February 25th, 2021 AT 3:43 PM
Tiny
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Check the fusible link. Check the master MAxi-Fuses in the underhood fuse box. Make sure you're getting spark to the plugs. Make sure it's getting fuel.
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Thursday, February 25th, 2021 AT 3:43 PM
Tiny
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It's not getting any spark or fuel because it don't do anything when the key is turned except light up the dash board. It doesn't have fusible links at all. I need to know what part would cause all electrical and accessories except the dome light head lights and dash board to not work and prevent the car from even turning over. I will re look at the 2 big fuses with the bluetops that my fuse box diagram shows as Unit a and Unit B they have numbers 8262033030 and 8262007050 but I am unsure how they come out of the fuse box. Do they pop straight out I think I see a small tab lock on one of them.
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Thursday, February 25th, 2021 AT 3:43 PM
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Update! I guess the battery cables had some corrosion because once I cleaned them the car started working perfect. I found this guide that helps me.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

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Thursday, February 25th, 2021 AT 3:43 PM
Tiny
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Nice work, we are here to help, please use 2CarPros anytime.

Cheers
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