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prolonged cranking....
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:04 pm
by Senegal
so this happened to me today, at nearly 13k miles in about 4 months, I have to say that this is the first mechanical mishap. It happened just once, the car was re-started three times after that event on short trips without any trouble. It was at noonish, the car had been sitting for about 3 hours before it was started when this happened.
I had a Toyota that did this once in a while and Toyota fixed it with re-calibration of the computer module.
has anyone else had this happen to them?
hope it's not a sign of more things to come.
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:00 am
by volunteer
Define "prolonged"?? I've never owned a car that didn't occassionally crank a little longer than normal. No big deal....
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:14 am
by Senegal
10 seconds....that's long when the car typically starts in about a second
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:17 am
by NJKizashi
Senegal wrote:so this happened to me today, at nearly 13k miles in about 4 months, I have to say that this is the first mechanical mishap. It happened just once, the car was re-started three times after that event on short trips without any trouble. It was at noonish, the car had been sitting for about 3 hours before it was started when this happened.
I had a Toyota that did this once in a while and Toyota fixed it with re-calibration of the computer module.
has anyone else had this happen to them?
hope it's not a sign of more things to come.
It's happened to me a cpl of times...cant really remember the issues that made it happen ??...like most cars..it happens at times...No big issue....Hope not anyway 
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:38 am
by Senegal
alright, i'm glad its not just me then.
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:47 pm
by babacu
It happened to me a couple of times, a few days after I got it. It was something like 4-5 seconds before it started. Haven't experienced it since.
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:12 pm
by Moto
climate changes can cause that to happen from time to time regardless of the car.
Re: prolonged cranking....
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:20 pm
by KCKizashi
It's happened to me twice now. I chalked it up to me letting my foot off the brake too soon, getting in a hurry, etc. after stopping the cranking, started the process over again and it started fine.