{"id":59069,"date":"2020-01-11T08:03:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T16:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=59069"},"modified":"2020-01-11T08:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T16:03:51","slug":"wont-crank-by-key-toyota-rav4-2012-base-2-5l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2020\/01\/wont-crank-by-key-toyota-rav4-2012-base-2-5l","title":{"rendered":"Won&#8217;t crank by key Toyota RAV4 2012 Base 2.5L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2011-toyota-rav4.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Rav4\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2011-toyota-rav4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2011-toyota-rav4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Won&#8217;t crank by key, but will start with remote starter. Can only shift using emergency button and then drive with limited functions (no power steering, lights).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- In-Article --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5950293074584657\" data-ad-slot=\"3814845838\"><\/ins> <script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>My first thought would be a faulty ignition switch. But could also be as simple as a faulty ignition relay and or Starter relay(ST relay). Use the provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/wiringdiagrams.html\">wiring diagrams<\/a> below to help assist you in understanding how each system works. <strong>Note*<\/strong> The there are two starting system diagrams. One is for having the Smart Key System and one without.<\/p>\n<h3>2012 Toyota Rav4 Ignition Switch Wiring Diagram<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-ignition-switch.png\" alt=\"2012-toyota-rav4-ignition-switch\" width=\"2164\" height=\"3042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-ignition-switch.png 2164w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-ignition-switch-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-ignition-switch-768x1080.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-ignition-switch-728x1024.png 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2164px) 100vw, 2164px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>2012 Toyota Rav4 Starting system Wiring Diagram<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter.png\" alt=\"2012-toyota-rav4-starter\" width=\"2164\" height=\"3021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter.png 2164w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-768x1072.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-734x1024.png 734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2164px) 100vw, 2164px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>2012 Toyota Rav4 Starting system Wiring Diagram<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-wo-smart-key.png\" alt=\"2012-toyota-rav4-starter-wo-smart-key\" width=\"2037\" height=\"3042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-wo-smart-key.png 2037w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-wo-smart-key-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-wo-smart-key-768x1147.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2012-toyota-rav4-starter-wo-smart-key-686x1024.png 686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2037px) 100vw, 2037px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Won&#8217;t crank by key, but will start with remote starter. Can only shift using emergency button and then drive with limited functions (no power steering, lights). My first thought would be a faulty ignition switch. But could also be as simple as a faulty ignition relay and or Starter relay(ST relay). Use the provided wiring&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2020\/01\/wont-crank-by-key-toyota-rav4-2012-base-2-5l\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Won&#8217;t crank by key Toyota RAV4 2012 Base 2.5L<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15555,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Won&#039;t crank by key Toyota RAV4 2012 Base 2.5L - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2020\/01\/wont-crank-by-key-toyota-rav4-2012-base-2-5l\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Won&#039;t crank by key Toyota RAV4 2012 Base 2.5L\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Won&#8217;t crank by key, but will start with remote starter. 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