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My Rav4 gradually got harder and harder to start for a few weeks, and now takes up to 5 cranks to get started, only 1 crank needed from time to time. Only happens on cold start but I don't need to let it cool down much for it to act up again (30 min maybe). Rarely starts up normally now, over...

Hi there, I thought I'd post about my experience looking into getting a block heater installed on my '21 R4P in Alaska. I've always had block heaters on my vehicles, including a '13 Prius V. I plug in a vehicle when temps are 20F or colder and I can always tell a difference on startup when a...

Trying to figure out what might be wrong with my 2016 Rav4. It is cranking, but slowly, and you can feel it struggling to start up when you turn the key after it's been sitting overnight. Then it suddenly manages to turn over and start, and when that happens, it lets out one small short honk...