TOYOTA AVALON 2001 Service Repair Manual
Manufacturer: TOYOTA, Model Year: 2001, Model line: AVALON, Model: TOYOTA AVALON 2001Pages: 1897, PDF Size: 26.61 MB
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1 Radio RADIO NOT OPERATING WHEN POWER SWITCH TURNED TO ºONº
+ B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier or ACC wire harness faulty.
Power amplifier or +B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Check if RAD-No.2 fuse is OK?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of power amplifier?Ye s
NG
No OK No
No
No
No OK
OK
OK Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye sNG
NG
NG Check if RAD-No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty.Replace fuse.
ACC wire harness faulty.
Check if GND (wire harness side) to radio assembly is OK?Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of radio assembly?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly? Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? BE-142
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2 RadioDISPLAY INDICATES WHEN POWER SWITCH TURNED TO
ºONº, BUT NO SOUND (INCLUDING ºNOISEº) IS PRODUCED
+ B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Speaker wire harness faulty. GND faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Check if RAD-No.2 fuse is OK?Ye s
NG
No OK No
No
No
No OK
OK
OK Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye sNG
NG
NG Check if RAD-No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty. Recheck system after repair.Replace fuse.
ACC wire harness faulty. Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?
Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?
Hiss noise from speaker?Ye s
Ye s NoNo
No Ye sPower amplifier faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Speaker faulty.
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of power amplifier?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of radio receiver?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio receiver?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally?
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Speaker wire harness faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Ye s
No
Radio assembly faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Radio assembly faulty.
Temporarily install another speaker? Functions OK?
Power amplifier faulty. Recheck system after repair.Speaker faulty. 4 Radio ANY SPEAKER DOSE NOT WORK
Is hiss noise produced by non-functioning speaker?
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?Ye s
Ye s No
Ye s
NoNo 3 Radio NOISE PRESENT, BUT AM-FM NOT OPERATING
Go to No.25
Radio faulty. If radio side faulty.
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5 RadioANY AM OR FM DOES NOR WORK
FEW PRESET TUNING BANDS
Problem with radio wave signals or location?
Are both AM and FM defective?Radio assembly faulty.
Go to No.16
Is tape player operating normally? Radio assembly faulty.
Is power for the antenna being output from the radio assembly?
Hiss noise from speaker? Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?
Radio assembly faulty. Recheck system after repair.Speaker faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Poor signals, poor location.
No
Ye s
Ye s No
No
NoYe s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
No
No
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6RadioPOOR RECEPTION
Is the condition bad in comparison with other vehicles?
Are there any additional installation parts?
(Sun shade film, telephone antenna, etc.)
Check if there is any scratch and breaking of a wire on
the glass antenna and the defogger pattern.
(visual check. tester)
(See page BE-126)
Is the contact of the plug jack of the radio OK?
Does the condition get better by using the outer
antenna (such as pillar antenna)?
Is the contact of the antenna terminal on the glass
surface and the defogger terminal?
Is the continuity of the antenna cord OK?
Check the grounding of the antenna, antenna cord,
choke coil, and noise filter. (See page BE-126)
Does the condition get better by replacing
the choke coil?
Does the condition get better by replacing the
antenna cord?Take a measure for contact. An electric wave environment is bad.
Does the condition get better if
removing them?
Influence of additional installation parts.
Repair. (See Pub. No. RM588E on
page BE-125)
Check the radio.
Take a measure for contact.
Grounding failure. Replace the antenna cord.
Replace the choke coil.
Replace the antenna cord. Ye s
No
Exchange the glass.Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s No
No
No
NoNo
No
No
No
NG
OK
Ye s BE-146
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7 Radio SOUND QUALITY POOR
Ye sNo
Ye s
NG
OK Is sound quality always bad?
Is tape player operating normally?Poor signals, poor location.
Radio assembly faulty.
Install properly.
Speaker faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Is speaker properly installed?
Radio assembly or power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?Is sound quality bad in certain
areas only?
Radio assembly or power
amplifier faulty.
Can cassette tape be inserted in tape player?
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier faulty. 8 Radio PRESET MEMORY DISAPPEARSNo
Radio assembly faulty.
No
NoNo NoYe s
Ye s
Ye s
Power amplifier faulty.
Radio assembly faulty.Ye s
Ye sYe s
No
No
No NG
NG
OKOKYe s
Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly?
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9 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE CANNOT BE INSERTED
Ye s
No NG Is there a foreign object inside tape player?
Is auto search button radio operating normally?
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty.Radio assembly faulty. Remove foreign object.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Power amplifier faulty. Ye s No
No
OK
Ye s
OK
Ye s
OKNG
No
NG
10 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE INSERTED, BUT NO POWER
Is radio operating normal?
Check if RAD No.2 fuse is OK?
ACC wire harness faulty.
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Radio assembly faulty.No
No
No
No OK
OKYe s
Ye s
Ye sYe s
NG
NG Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly? Is power supplied to ACC terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of radio assembly? BE-148
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11 Tape Player POWER COMING IN, BUT TAPE PLAYER NOT OPERATING
Ye s
NoRadio assembly faulty. Cassette tape faulty.
Speaker wire harness faulty.
Speaker faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Ye s No
No
Ye s
Ye sNo No Function OK if different cassette tape inserted?
Is radio operating normally?
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?
Temporarily install another speaker.
Function OK?
Hiss noise from speaker?
Radio assembly faulty.
Recheck system after repair.Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Radio assembly faulty.
No
No
No Ye sYe s
Ye s
Ye s No Is radio operating normally?
Speaker wire harness faulty.
Speaker faulty. Is hiss noise produced by non-functioning speaker.
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?
Temporarily install another speaker.
Function OK?
Radio assembly or power amplifier faulty.12 Tape Player ANY SPEAKER DOES NOT WORK
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13 Tape Player SOUND QUALITY POOR (VOLUME FAINT)
Ye s
NoRadio assembly faulty. Cassette tape faulty.
Install properly.
Speaker faulty. Head dirty.
Ye s No
No
Ye sYe s
No No Function OK if different cassette tape inserted?
Is radio operating normally?
Is speaker properly installed?
Temporarily install another speaker.
Function OK?
Radio assembly faulty. Operates normally after cleaning the heads?
Ye s
Function OK if different tape (less than 120 mins.) is inserted?
Operates normally after cleaning the heads?
Radio assembly faulty. Is there a foreign object inside tape player?Cassette tape faulty.
Remove foreign object.
Head dirty. 14 TAPE JAMMED MALFUNCTION WITH TAPE SPEED OR AUTO-REVERSE
No
No
NoYe s
Ye s
Ye s 14
Tape PlayerTAPE JAMMED MALFUNCTION WITH TAPE SPEED OR AUTO-REVERSE BE-150
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15 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE WILL NOT BE EJECTED
Radio assembly faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Is auto search button of radio operating normally?
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?Cassette tape jammed.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
Power amplifier faulty. Ye s
Ye s
Ye sYe s
NoNo
No
No NG
OK
Radio assembly faulty.
16 CD Auto Chenger CD MAGAZINE CANNOT BE INSERTED
Ye s
No Is CD magazine already inserted?
Eject CD magazine.
Radio assembly faulty.
CD auto chenger faulty.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty. Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty.
Is auto search button of radio operating normally?
NoNo Ye s
Ye sYe s
No OK
NG
OKOK
NGNG
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio receiver?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?Is power supplied to +B terminal
of CD auto chenger?
Check if GND (wire harness
side) of CD player grounded
normally?
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