Elantra 2002 trouble starting

Discussion in 'Hyundai Elantra / Lantra' started by aaron, Jun 6, 2006.

  1. aaron

    aaron Guest

    2002 Elantr

    When I go to start the car in the morning after sitting all night
    The car starts up real ruff, runs for 3 seconds, than cuts out
    I than wait 5 seconds try to start it again and in starts up fine
    The rest of the day the car starts up fine.
    It’s the same situation every morning
    I took it to the dealership and they replaced a “purge valve”, but it
    still happening every mornin

    Does anyone have any ideas what this could be
     
    aaron, Jun 6, 2006
    #1
  2. aaron

    hyundaitech Guest

    There's a TSB for "Warm ambent cold start stumble." I.e., if it's warm
    outside and your car's been sitting awhile, it'll hesitate badly for about
    20 seconds. After that, fine. There's a reprogram available to fix this.

    But I've never seen this cause the car to stall, so there may be other
    issues. A stuck open purge valve could cause this, as could a leaky fuel
    injector, but there are a number of plausible causes. I'd recommend
    taking it to the dealer and leaving it overnight for them to start in the
    morning. After they've repaired it, ask them to keep it overnight again
    to check and make sure everything is fixed prior to returning it to you.
     
    hyundaitech, Jun 7, 2006
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