I seem to have trouble starting my car every once in a while, as if the engine is flooded. It’s not due to shutting down the car before it’s warmed up because I always make sure the temp gauge is at the mid point (5-10 min drive). When I have problems starting, I do the procedure that is listed in the owner’s manual:

Crank 10 seconds. Wait. Crank 10 seconds with gas pedal to the floor. Wait.

I repeat this procedure until it eventually starts. I’ve had to crank it up to 5 times before.

I’ve had this problem 3 times in the past 3 weeks. Coincidentally, all 3 times it acted up was when I did the following:

Start up car in the morning and drive to work (15 min drive). A few hours later, start up car and drive for 15 minutes then shut off...the car has warmed up at this point. When I try to start the car 5 minutes later, it seems like it’s flooded.

Anyone else experience this problem, even when the engine is fully warmed up? All recalls have been done on the vehicle.

Thanks.

 

nope.

never in 82k miles..

where are you?

beer

 

yes. not personally but ive seen threads on this before. with a quick search i couldnt find any but search and check in the issues and problems joint. there are others with this problem.

 

Maybe you need new spark plugs?

 

I have also experienced this every once in a while, although not as bad as you. For me, when the car is already warm I crank for like 3 seconds, stop, then crank another couple seconds then it starts up. I think I remember reading on here somewhere it may be do with not getting enough compression because the oil is too thin when hot, not creating a good seal? But your case seems pretty bad if you have to crank that much, I would get that checked out.