Car wouldn't start up - Toyota Yaris Forums

thatboyjer · 07-24-2007, 11:28 PM

it was the strangest thing. the car wouldn't start up, 3 people and one confused dealer later it still wouldn't start up.

40 minutes later and a lot of swearing and sitting outside in the hot sun, and the car still wouldn't start.

Everything was checking out find, i had no idea what was wrong with the car neither did my father, my brother and the dealer.

that is until we tried moving aside the bulky floormat and realized the clutch was right at that border where it was "pressed in but just barely all the way in"

so...trimmed the plastic floormat and thanked god that it wasn't an ACTUAL mechanical issue.

...

slvryaris · 07-24-2007, 11:41 PM

Sometimes it can be the simplest things.

sherryberry · 07-24-2007, 11:49 PM

those gosh darn it floor mats

I had a problem before in my maxima where i didn't accelerate as much i usually do. .and it turns out that the floor mats was a lil wedged into the gas pedal so that I couldn't press it down hard.

Meteorite Man · 07-25-2007, 08:14 AM

Thought maybe Blenjar did some wiring for ya.

Chuck

nqd · 07-25-2007, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meteorite Man

Thought maybe Blenjar did some wiring for ya.

Chuck

fearturtle44 · 07-25-2007, 10:22 AM

Luckily with Toyotas, the cause being engine would be very rare!

eTiMaGo · 07-25-2007, 01:47 PM

heh, reminds me of when I picked up my car from the dealership... I didn't know about the clutch thing, I tried and tried to crank the engine, I then ran back into the office and told them that uh, I think the car's broken... oops!

AlphaFox · 07-25-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

heh, reminds me of when I picked up my car from the dealership... I didn't know about the clutch thing, I tried and tried to crank the engine, I then ran back into the office and told them that uh, I think the car's broken... oops!

My grandma did that too with her car.. but she had had it for like 4 years.. lol

cleong · 07-25-2007, 07:17 PM

More of concern would be the brake pedal getting not enough travel when you needed to brake hard.

07-24-2007, 11:28 PM	#1
thatboyjer Drives: 5spd 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: texas Posts: 143	Car wouldn't start up it was the strangest thing. the car wouldn't start up, 3 people and one confused dealer later it still wouldn't start up. 40 minutes later and a lot of swearing and sitting outside in the hot sun, and the car still wouldn't start. Everything was checking out find, i had no idea what was wrong with the car neither did my father, my brother and the dealer. that is until we tried moving aside the bulky floormat and realized the clutch was right at that border where it was "pressed in but just barely all the way in" so...trimmed the plastic floormat and thanked god that it wasn't an ACTUAL mechanical issue. ...

07-24-2007, 11:49 PM	#3
sherryberry Drives: 07 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,305	those gosh darn it floor mats I had a problem before in my maxima where i didn't accelerate as much i usually do. .and it turns out that the floor mats was a lil wedged into the gas pedal so that I couldn't press it down hard. __________________ Don't Milk the Cat! -Said by me during a game of Cranium.

07-25-2007, 08:14 AM	#4
Meteorite Man Passin' The Gas...Station Drives: Same As You But Different Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Taunton, Mass Posts: 266	Thought maybe Blenjar did some wiring for ya. Chuck __________________ MY Gas Station Attendant Misses Me... Chuck

07-25-2007, 01:47 PM	#7
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	heh, reminds me of when I picked up my car from the dealership... I didn't know about the clutch thing, I tried and tried to crank the engine, I then ran back into the office and told them that uh, I think the car's broken... oops! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-25-2007, 07:17 PM	#9
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	More of concern would be the brake pedal getting not enough travel when you needed to brake hard. __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

07-24-2007, 11:41 PM	#2
slvryaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 885	Sometimes it can be the simplest things.

07-25-2007, 10:22 AM	#6
fearturtle44 Drives: S Flint Mica Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 209	Luckily with Toyotas, the cause being engine would be very rare!

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