help, i'm confused..
 

i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start my car, it
sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to start at all.
then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and it finally
did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of my friends
say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the wires.
others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to the shop
monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is acting up before
i go. can anyone help?

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

It could be the fuel system. Maybe the pump or the injectors are acting up.
If you can smell gas after trying to start it, it might be in the ignition
system(plugs orpick ups) Let us know what you find out.
"Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start my car, it
> sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to start at all.
> then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and it finally
> did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of my friends
> say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the wires.
> others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to the shop
> monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is acting up
before
> i go. can anyone help?
>
>

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

nope, i dont smell gas at all when i try to start the car. i dont know whats
wrong. guess i wont find out til monday.
"Terry & Patricia Swinamer" <tpswinamer@bwr.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:cFQWa.51586$PD3.4531875@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> It could be the fuel system. Maybe the pump or the injectors are acting
up.
> If you can smell gas after trying to start it, it might be in the
ignition
> system(plugs orpick ups) Let us know what you find out.
> "Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:h9LWa.30890$Mc.2417952@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net...
> > i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start my car,
it
> > sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to start at
all.
> > then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and it
finally
> > did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of my
friends
> > say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the wires.
> > others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to the shop
> > monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is acting up
> before
> > i go. can anyone help?
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 18:11:43 GMT, gareth <gareth@capecod.net> wrote:

>Linda wrote:
>>
>> nope, i dont smell gas at all when i try to start the car. i dont know whats
>> wrong. guess i wont find out til monday.
>> "Terry & Patricia Swinamer" <tpswinamer@bwr.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
>> news:cFQWa.51586$PD3.4531875@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>> > It could be the fuel system. Maybe the pump or the injectors are acting
>> up.
>> > If you can smell gas after trying to start it, it might be in the
>> ignition
>> > system(plugs orpick ups) Let us know what you find out.
>> > "Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> > news:h9LWa.30890$Mc.2417952@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net...
>> > > i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start my car,
>> it
>> > > sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to start at
>> all.
>> > > then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and it
>> finally
>> > > did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of my
>> friends
>> > > say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the wires.
>> > > others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to the shop
>> > > monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is acting up
>> > before
>> > > i go. can anyone help?
>
>You may have gotten a tank of bad gasoline and one of the fuel
>filters are clogged. Believe me, there is a lot of dirty gas out
>there - especially the budget off brands.

**So far, in my years of driving, I've only gotten one tank of bad
gas. It was at an Amoco station. The car started misfiring and
straining so I threw in some STP gas treatment stuff and it stopped. I
also purchased some milk at that Amoco mart, that same day, and when I
opened it the next day, it was bad. Bad to the point of being chunky.
Gross. :-P I never went back to that station. :)

kaboomie

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

"kaboom" <kaboomicus@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 18:11:43 GMT, gareth <gareth@capecod.net> wrote:
>
> >Linda wrote:
> >>
> >> nope, i dont smell gas at all when i try to start the car. i dont know
whats
> >> wrong. guess i wont find out til monday.
> >> "Terry & Patricia Swinamer" <tpswinamer@bwr.eastlink.ca> wrote in
message
> >> news:cFQWa.51586$PD3.4531875@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> >> > It could be the fuel system. Maybe the pump or the injectors are
acting
> >> up.
> >> > If you can smell gas after trying to start it, it might be in the
> >> ignition
> >> > system(plugs orpick ups) Let us know what you find out.
> >> > "Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:h9LWa.30890$Mc.2417952@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net...
> >> > > i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start my
car,
> >> it
> >> > > sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to start
at
> >> all.
> >> > > then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and it
> >> finally
> >> > > did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of my
> >> friends
> >> > > say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the
wires.
> >> > > others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to the
shop
> >> > > monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is acting
up
> >> > before
> >> > > i go. can anyone help?
> >
> >You may have gotten a tank of bad gasoline and one of the fuel
> >filters are clogged. Believe me, there is a lot of dirty gas out
> >there - especially the budget off brands.
>
> **So far, in my years of driving, I've only gotten one tank of bad
> gas. It was at an Amoco station. The car started misfiring and
> straining so I threw in some STP gas treatment stuff and it stopped. I
> also purchased some milk at that Amoco mart, that same day, and when I
> opened it the next day, it was bad. Bad to the point of being chunky.
> Gross. :-P I never went back to that station. :)

I stopped buying gas at Arco years ago because of the misfiring it caused. I
used to joke about them cutting the gas with water, and a couple of years
ago it was reported on the news that one Arco station was found to have
water in their gas. Heh.

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

"Radford" <hcnuba@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "kaboom" <kaboomicus@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hr4rivoeb14cobslda14nf5t7o43k796c7@4ax.com...
> > On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 18:11:43 GMT, gareth <gareth@capecod.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Linda wrote:
> > >>
> > >> nope, i dont smell gas at all when i try to start the car. i dont
know
> whats
> > >> wrong. guess i wont find out til monday.
> > >> "Terry & Patricia Swinamer" <tpswinamer@bwr.eastlink.ca> wrote in
> message
> > >> news:cFQWa.51586$PD3.4531875@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> > >> > It could be the fuel system. Maybe the pump or the injectors are
> acting
> > >> up.
> > >> > If you can smell gas after trying to start it, it might be in the
> > >> ignition
> > >> > system(plugs orpick ups) Let us know what you find out.
> > >> > "Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > >> > news:h9LWa.30890$Mc.2417952@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net...
> > >> > > i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start
my
> car,
> > >> it
> > >> > > sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to
start
> at
> > >> all.
> > >> > > then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and
it
> > >> finally
> > >> > > did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of
my
> > >> friends
> > >> > > say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the
> wires.
> > >> > > others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to
the
> shop
> > >> > > monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is acting
> up
> > >> > before
> > >> > > i go. can anyone help?
> > >
> > >You may have gotten a tank of bad gasoline and one of the fuel
> > >filters are clogged. Believe me, there is a lot of dirty gas out
> > >there - especially the budget off brands.
> >
> > **So far, in my years of driving, I've only gotten one tank of bad
> > gas. It was at an Amoco station. The car started misfiring and
> > straining so I threw in some STP gas treatment stuff and it stopped. I
> > also purchased some milk at that Amoco mart, that same day, and when I
> > opened it the next day, it was bad. Bad to the point of being chunky.
> > Gross. :-P I never went back to that station. :)
>
> I stopped buying gas at Arco years ago because of the misfiring it caused.
I
> used to joke about them cutting the gas with water, and a couple of years
> ago it was reported on the news that one Arco station was found to have
> water in their gas. Heh.
>
>
>
Well, the only places i fill my tank up with gas is Shell or Mickey's. There
hasnt been a report about any water in the gas or whatnot. I dunno. My car
is going to the dealer tomorrow morning at 7:30 am. Hopefully they'll find
the problem.

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

stupid stupid STUPID shop. they couldnt fix my car cause they said they
couldnt find the problem. well geez, my car wont start so how is THAT not a
problem?! i got it started this morning when i drove up to the line and then
i shut it off. then they told me to pull up but my car wouldnt start. what
is that?! golly, can ANYONE tell me ANYTHING i can do to fix the damn thing
myself?

"Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Radford" <hcnuba@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:dPjXa.5446$jg7.3285@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> > "kaboom" <kaboomicus@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:hr4rivoeb14cobslda14nf5t7o43k796c7@4ax.com...
> > > On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 18:11:43 GMT, gareth <gareth@capecod.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Linda wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> nope, i dont smell gas at all when i try to start the car. i dont
> know
> > whats
> > > >> wrong. guess i wont find out til monday.
> > > >> "Terry & Patricia Swinamer" <tpswinamer@bwr.eastlink.ca> wrote in
> > message
> > > >> news:cFQWa.51586$PD3.4531875@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> > > >> > It could be the fuel system. Maybe the pump or the injectors are
> > acting
> > > >> up.
> > > >> > If you can smell gas after trying to start it, it might be in
the
> > > >> ignition
> > > >> > system(plugs orpick ups) Let us know what you find out.
> > > >> > "Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > >> > news:h9LWa.30890$Mc.2417952@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net...
> > > >> > > i have a 2001 accent which is an auto. everytime i try to start
> my
> > car,
> > > >> it
> > > >> > > sorta stalls before starting. yesterday my car didnt want to
> start
> > at
> > > >> all.
> > > >> > > then i just kept fiddling with it (kept trying to start it) and
> it
> > > >> finally
> > > >> > > did. now it starts perfectly fine. whats the deal here? some of
> my
> > > >> friends
> > > >> > > say its my starter and my dad thinks it could be a short in the
> > wires.
> > > >> > > others say its my alternator. what is it?! i'm taking my car to
> the
> > shop
> > > >> > > monday morning at 7:30 am but i want to know why my car is
acting
> > up
> > > >> > before
> > > >> > > i go. can anyone help?
> > > >
> > > >You may have gotten a tank of bad gasoline and one of the fuel
> > > >filters are clogged. Believe me, there is a lot of dirty gas out
> > > >there - especially the budget off brands.
> > >
> > > **So far, in my years of driving, I've only gotten one tank of bad
> > > gas. It was at an Amoco station. The car started misfiring and
> > > straining so I threw in some STP gas treatment stuff and it stopped. I
> > > also purchased some milk at that Amoco mart, that same day, and when I
> > > opened it the next day, it was bad. Bad to the point of being chunky.
> > > Gross. :-P I never went back to that station. :)
> >
> > I stopped buying gas at Arco years ago because of the misfiring it
caused.
> I
> > used to joke about them cutting the gas with water, and a couple of
years
> > ago it was reported on the news that one Arco station was found to have
> > water in their gas. Heh.
> >
> >
> >
> Well, the only places i fill my tank up with gas is Shell or Mickey's.
There
> hasnt been a report about any water in the gas or whatnot. I dunno. My car
> is going to the dealer tomorrow morning at 7:30 am. Hopefully they'll find
> the problem.
>
>
>

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 22:27:33 GMT, "Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>stupid stupid STUPID shop. they couldnt fix my car cause they said they
>couldnt find the problem. well geez, my car wont start so how is THAT not a
>problem?! i got it started this morning when i drove up to the line and then
>i shut it off. then they told me to pull up but my car wouldnt start. what
>is that?! golly, can ANYONE tell me ANYTHING i can do to fix the damn thing
>myself?

**Wow, that *is* a stupid shop. Is it a Hyundai dealership or a
regular shop? I suggest that you go to a dealership, have them see if
the car's computer is storing any codes that might give them a hint.
It could be anything.

kaboomie

Re: help, i'm confused..
 

"Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> i took the car to the dealership. they said they couldnt find ANYTHING.
they
> wouldnt even give my car a diagonstic test. however you spell the dang
word.
> i dunno. they just really pissed me off. my dad said they just wanted to
> save money so they didnt do the test. honestly, i dont care cause my
> warranty isnt even up on my car yet. why do things like this gotta be
soooo
> frustrating?

What is the name of the dealer you took the car to?