I have become accustomed to the fact that my wife's 2004 Corolla idles at ~2000 rpm on cold starts, which is pretty annoying because of noise, slamming the tranny in gear at 2000 rpm and the safety hazard posed by it's tendency to pickup speed then upshift - you really have to be on the brakes at all times. About one month ago, I cold started a friend's 2007 (or 2008) Corolla and while it initially shot to 1800rpm it droped to a relatively pleasant 1500rpm after about 2 seconds. Which got me thinking, is there a problem with my wife's Corolla or is it the generational change (in 2005 they went to DBW)? The primary intent of this thread is to survey the Corolla owners here about their experienced cold start rpms. Please mention model year.
The secondary intent is to address the suspected issue.
The secondary intent is to address the suspected issue.