Issue when starting.. - Toyota Yaris Forums

yaris prime · 02-06-2010, 02:41 PM

I have had this happen a few times. I turn the key to start the car and it is almost as if the car "half starts." It is running, but seems as if it is severely missing and the starter is still cranking. If I shut it back off and then start it again, it is fine. Again, this has only happened a few times. Any ideas?

OtownYaris · 02-06-2010, 08:37 PM

Sometimes out of the blue my Yaris will crank for a long time with my hand off the key until it finally starts and sound kind of odd at first. Then, after that starting up is fine. Not sure if it's the same issue you are talking about but it has been doing it for the past 3 years on rare occasions and it's been 100% reliable.

*kimona* · 02-06-2010, 10:12 PM

A few times when my car didn't start immediately, and it continued to crank all by itself until it started! Interesting feature.

auxmike · 02-06-2010, 10:28 PM

Yeah, you just twist the key and let go right away and the car self cranks itself.

I thought something was wrong with the car when I first got it.
Then I wondered why there was such a huge delay between stepping on the gas and the car actually moving.
I hate drive by wire....

krusty · 02-06-2010, 10:32 PM

the 010 drive by wire seems to be way better then the 08's if you try a throttle control it would help with the throttle response

krusty · 02-06-2010, 10:36 PM

the starting issue any mods to your car?

Dec24th · 02-06-2010, 11:21 PM

I learned this week by accident that a quick turn of the key starts the car. nice feature for sure

yaris-me · 02-07-2010, 01:24 AM

You might want to run a fuel system cleaner.

Yaris Hilton · 02-07-2010, 01:29 PM

There was a long thread about this last year, and as I recall several folks said they'd fixed the problem by holding the key turned to the start position till it started, and NOT just quickly blipping it over to start and back to run, letting the computer handle it. Try searching the archives.

02-06-2010, 02:41 PM	#1
yaris prime Yes- I fit in it. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris liftback, MT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 90	Issue when starting.. I have had this happen a few times. I turn the key to start the car and it is almost as if the car "half starts." It is running, but seems as if it is severely missing and the starter is still cranking. If I shut it back off and then start it again, it is fine. Again, this has only happened a few times. Any ideas? __________________ I'm surprised it doesn't have a pull-start !

02-06-2010, 10:28 PM	#4
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	Yeah, you just twist the key and let go right away and the car self cranks itself. I thought something was wrong with the car when I first got it. Then I wondered why there was such a huge delay between stepping on the gas and the car actually moving. I hate drive by wire.... __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

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02-06-2010, 08:37 PM	#2
OtownYaris View User's Garage Drives: Meteorite Yaris Liftback Join Date: May 2007 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 48	Sometimes out of the blue my Yaris will crank for a long time with my hand off the key until it finally starts and sound kind of odd at first. Then, after that starting up is fine. Not sure if it's the same issue you are talking about but it has been doing it for the past 3 years on rare occasions and it's been 100% reliable.

02-06-2010, 10:12 PM	#3
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	A few times when my car didn't start immediately, and it continued to crank all by itself until it started! Interesting feature.

02-06-2010, 10:32 PM	#5
krusty Drives: 2010 Yaris ce Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary Ab Posts: 71	the 010 drive by wire seems to be way better then the 08's if you try a throttle control it would help with the throttle response

02-06-2010, 10:36 PM	#6
krusty Drives: 2010 Yaris ce Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary Ab Posts: 71	the starting issue any mods to your car?

02-06-2010, 11:21 PM	#7
Dec24th Drives: '10 Yaris 3 door HB Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: JC, New Jersey Posts: 46	I learned this week by accident that a quick turn of the key starts the car. nice feature for sure

02-07-2010, 01:24 AM	#8
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	You might want to run a fuel system cleaner.

02-07-2010, 01:29 PM	#9
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	There was a long thread about this last year, and as I recall several folks said they'd fixed the problem by holding the key turned to the start position till it started, and NOT just quickly blipping it over to start and back to run, letting the computer handle it. Try searching the archives.