"wdoa" <wdoa.com@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>


Bullshit dealer bullshit dealer bullshit. If you *really* mean 10 seconds,
something's wrong. Warranty time. Get to the dealer and get in someone's
face.