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Has anyone experienced a sharp noise/rattle as soon as the engine starts concurrently when you let go of the ingition key? I have researched this issue without any luck, the closest I got was the vvti rattle which I dont if it is. The noise does not happen every time either but dissappears soon after you start the engine and let go of the ignition key. It sounds just a little bit like the noise when you get when you try to start an already running engine but it is not that loud or that sharp. The noise does not come if I re-start the car immdiently after starting. Any advise appreciated.

Thanks for your reply. Since my car was was still under 3 month statutory warranty, I took it to the toyota dealer who apparently found the fault and fixed the problem. They advised me that wheel arch crimp crease was not properly sealed at the factory (using a rubber sealant). They took in the car for 2 days and have applied the sealent on both sides(left and right had sides). Application of this is visible from the boot of the car when you take out the boot lining. Hopefully this is now fixed. I need some heavy rain to test if this is the case.

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum, just having bought a 2008 model prodigy afer reading your wonderful and informative commments about the Aurion. Today I noticed that water is leaking into the drivers side jack pocket (after driving in the wet) and it appears to be coming from inside the wheel arch, also I am certain water is NOT coming from the boot seals at the bottom of the jack pocket. Since this appears to be a common problem, has anyone had any luck getting it fixed? Any advise is really appreciated as this is begining to worry me quite a bit with possible rust etc if this continues for long. Your replies really appreciated.

Ok, had to enable the upload in settings first Hi everyone, I am new to this forum, just having bought a 2008 model prodigy, today I noticed the same fault described here with my car where water is leaking into the driver side jack well and it appears to be coming from inside the wheel arch (precisely a described in the diagram), also I am certain water is NOT coming from the boot seals at the bottom. Since this appears to be a common problem, has anyone had any luck getting it fixed? Any advise is really appreciated as this is begining to bother me quite a bit.