# 2007 Toyota 4 runner ignition problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-4-runner-ignition-problem/26087>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 5, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-4-runner-ignition-problem/26087 "2009-02-05T21:08:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![carla44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@carla44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carla44)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-4-runner-ignition-problem/26087/1 "2009-02-05T21:08:26Z")

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I have a 2007 4 runner. After shutting the vehicle off and letting it sit for a few minutes, when I try and start it, it cranks over and over without starting. When I turn it off and start again, it works. I only have 11,000 miles on it and it is still under warantee.  
  
  
  
 I took it into Toyota. First thing they said was they had never encountered this problem. When they called back later in the day, they said it was built into the design and I just needed to remove the key each time. I had tried that trick already and it didn’t work. And, if it had been built into the design, wouldn’t somebody have mentioned the problem before?  
  
  
  
 Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![jcompto14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@jcompto14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jcompto14)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-4-runner-ignition-problem/26087/2 "2009-02-05T21:17:09Z")

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when u turn it over and it doesn’t start have a friend check for spark

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**Author:** ![carla44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@carla44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carla44)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-4-runner-ignition-problem/26087/3 "2009-02-05T21:48:16Z")

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It’s still at the service dept. Wouldn’t they check for a spark?

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-4-runner-ignition-problem/26087/4 "2009-02-05T21:59:32Z")

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Don’t bet on it.