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2007 Corolla hard starting
Purchased a brand new 2007 Corolla about a month ago. For the last several weeks I've noticed that the car needs a few more seconds (10 seconds or so) of cranking to start than other cars I've owned. Since this is my first Toyota I thought maybe it was just a difference between cars and not a big deal. Now I'm not so sure, as this morning when I went to start the car after it had been sitting for about 12 hours I felt I was almost close to needing a tow. I tried starting the car, cranked the engine for about 20 seconds, but the car didn't start. Tried again, this time for about 30 seconds, still no joy. Finally on the third time it did catch after about 15 seconds, but sputtered for a few seconds as it started. It was cold outside (10 F), but I've not had this problem with other cars I've owned, also yesterday morning was colder and the Corolla had been sitting longer and I didn't have the problem.
I called the service department of the dealership and they blamed it on the cold and said they didn't think it was anything out of the ordinary.
Any thoughts? Thanks
-Mike
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