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Old 08-14-2009, 11:01 AM   #1
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sedan struggling to start

Hi, i have an 08 sedan and my baby is having a hard time starting! I turn it over and i takes a few seconds of what sounds like when you have to crank an old cars ignition in its attempt to start! And this is at all times not just the morning, toyota wants to charge me 120 $ an hour to look at it and i can NOT afford that! Ughh whats the point of a warrenty when you still spend hella money!

Any ideas are so greatly appreciated
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Old 08-14-2009, 11:09 AM   #2
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They souldn't be charging you if you have a warrenty. Odd they would say that. Check the spark for one thing.
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Old 08-14-2009, 11:40 AM   #3
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Seems like this is happening to a lot more people now. It happens to me about once every six months.
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Old 08-14-2009, 12:48 PM   #4
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What was wrong?
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Old 08-14-2009, 12:52 PM   #5
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Autozone does free battery checks and maybe even starter/alternator checks too. If the starter check isn't free they'll have the tools to rent for free or cheap.
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Old 08-14-2009, 12:53 PM   #6
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Go to an auto electric shop, they usually will test your battery for free. Check to make sure your bat is fine.

If its a battery issue, stop using electronics when you car is turned off... you are just killing your battery quicker.

If you have a manual and you don't fully press down the clutch sometimes it'll stutter cause you are riding the fence so to speak.
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Old 08-14-2009, 01:11 PM   #7
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Hi, i have an 08 sedan and my baby is having a hard time starting! I turn it over and i takes a few seconds of what sounds like when you have to crank an old cars ignition in its attempt to start! And this is at all times not just the morning, toyota wants to charge me 120 $ an hour to look at it and i can NOT afford that! Ughh whats the point of a warrenty when you still spend hella money!

Any ideas are so greatly appreciated
If you've got extended cranking time before it starts, it won't be your battery. More likely a fuel pressure problem or fuel quality.
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:03 PM   #8
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Hi, i have an 08 sedan and my baby is having a hard time starting! I turn it over and i takes a few seconds of what sounds like when you have to crank an old cars ignition in its attempt to start! And this is at all times not just the morning, toyota wants to charge me 120 $ an hour to look at it and i can NOT afford that! Ughh whats the point of a warrenty when you still spend hella money!

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What do you mean by, like an old car, is it cranking slow? Is it cranking normal but for a longer time?
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:44 PM   #9
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Normal but for a longer time, and what i mean is because of the way the starter is i am not actually physically holding the key and cranking, just giving it a quick turn and it does the "cranking" itself. And it just sound normal like a really slow start, like it tries three or four times before it actually starts
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:53 PM   #10
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Not sure why an 08 wouldnt be under warranty but i wouldnt use that auto start method i'd use the old fashion method and hold the key in the crank position for up to 5 seconds to start the car,if it doesnt start the first thing i'd do is call the dealer but failing that there isnt much you can do on a modern car as its all electronic,i'd open the gas cap to vent any over pressure, check for spark,check that all vacuum lines are attached and all electrical connections are tight then get some beer.
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:54 PM   #11
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you definitely need to check spark plugs or starter. Do you drive a lot or something?
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:56 PM   #12
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That happened to me for like 3 weeks until the battery finally gave on me, and i needed a jump... check your battery like they said at an autozone or something like that... thats the most likely culprit... Turn everything off before turning on your car... A/C, Radio, Etc
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Old 08-14-2009, 03:18 PM   #13
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That happened to me for like 3 weeks until the battery finally gave on me, and i needed a jump... check your battery like they said at an autozone or something like that... thats the most likely culprit... Turn everything off before turning on your car... A/C, Radio, Etc
A shot in the dark here but read the manual about your keys, Do you have the transponder keys (maybe wrong name my manual isnt infront of me atm) I read about the key ring and other keys causing a nostart.

I bet thats your problem, however, this has happened to me 1 time and I have the normal keys.
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Old 08-14-2009, 07:20 PM   #14
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Thank to those of you who actually fully read what i was asking, called toyota back and the guy i spoke to had just forgotten to mention that id be covered if it wasnt something i had done, so we will see next sat whats wrong! Sadly i have to wait, i have a busy schedule
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:39 PM   #15
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BAttery terminals, are they CLEAN?

Mine hasn't done this since i cleaned out my terminals...it use to this sometimes and in cold starts, but not anymore.

And my toyota dealer also wanted to charge me $120, even though the car is stil under warranty (engine wise)...I'll fight them off~~
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Old 08-14-2009, 11:14 PM   #16
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Mine just did it a couple of hours ago.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:20 AM   #17
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Brian, are you going to go into the dealers to check it out soon?

I would like to know the actual cause of this (confirmed), instead of guessing ie: spark plugs, alternator, starter, batter terminals, etc....

Keep us updated on this situation~
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Old 08-15-2009, 06:45 AM   #18
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I'm not gonna take it in seeing as how it rarely happens and chances are the dealer won't be able
to duplicate the problem. I'm not to worried about it at this point. I still have 35k miles left on
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