# 2000 Suburban 5.3L

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-suburban-5-3l/49811>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 3, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-suburban-5-3l/49811 "2010-06-03T21:55:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![tcontic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@tcontic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcontic)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-suburban-5-3l/49811/1 "2010-06-03T21:55:28Z")

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My 2000 Suburban with 115,000 miles starts at the first turn on the key when it’s cold.  
  
  
  
 After driving for a while, shutting it down and letting it sit for 10 minutes it’s hard to start. The engine turns over normally but will not start unless I press the gas peddle a few time. After this it runs a little rough for a few seconds then smooths out.  
  
  
  
 If after running it I shut down then immediately restart it starts up fine.  
  
  
  
 No other engine issues once started, it runs normally.  
  
  
  
 Where to start?  
  
  
  
 Thanks,  
  
 Tom