# 2007 new car trouble starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 17, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432 "2007-12-17T23:08:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![berg9201](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@berg9201](https://community.cartalk.com/u/berg9201)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432/1 "2007-12-17T23:08:26Z")

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I just bought a brand new RAV4 and had a recent oil change and inspection. Everything was fine. But my car had trouble starting one day. It was not too cold out (around 40 F). And it has only happened once. I checked the oil and battery. Nothing seems wrong. Anybody have any idea why this happens? Just curious. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432/2 "2007-12-17T23:48:48Z")

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It’s under warranty. Take it back to the dealer. Not only will they look for stored computer codes and try to diagnose the cause, they’ll also check for relevant TSBs (technical service bulletins) and provide for you a record that it occurred. That way if it becomes a problem in future you have evidence.

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**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432/3 "2007-12-18T00:14:41Z")

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I agree with the previous post but also remember that on occasion even a reliable car like a RAV will have a bad day. Since it happened only once I think it’s no big deal…

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432/4 "2007-12-18T01:04:19Z")

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Don’t expect much from the dealer. He doesn’t have much, if anything, to go on. If you don’t see the check engine light, it is likely that no code is stored. Since it only happened once, the dealer won’t be able to duplicate the problem in his shop. Do get a code dump from your ECM, but don’t get your hopes up.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-new-car-trouble-starting/8432/5 "2007-12-18T02:42:44Z")

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If it only happened once, forget about it. Drive the vehicle and enjoy it. A one-time event is not worth worrying about.