The reason it wont start when the lights don't come on is because at that point your eec a.k.a. ecu,pcm or computer isn't coming on. the causes could be ignition switch or eec relay if you can locate the relay that is the most likely cause.
Water in the in distributor cap. Replace it.
You lost the 12 volts feeding those lights and maybe the 12v to other ciruits including the engine control computor. Start looking for bad fuses and bad connections.
dash lights looks like an engine
It means the engine has stalled and the key is on.
FLIP same thing happen to me today. dash lights turned off and all of a sudden the whole car, now it wont start no lights on the dash not even a crank from the engine. so depressed :(
fuse box will be in or under the glove box and the fuse will be blow stopping dash lights from coming on .
A bad relay switch could be the culprit if dash lights remain on after engine starts in a Toyota. Cold weather can also cause these lights to stay on after the engine starts.
That is too vague of a question. when you turn the key do the dash lights come on (two red lights on speedo). If so, when you turn the key to start the car, does the engine try to turn over? Is it turning over and not starting, or not turning over? or is nothing happening?
there is a short in the relay for the head lights
Probably the dash fuse is blown, or the dimmer switch for the dash lights is bad!
Check for a loose ground wire - sounds like lights are backfeeding searching for ground