# 99 cavalier won't start after running a while

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-cavalier-wont-start-after-running-a-while/18339>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 18, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-cavalier-wont-start-after-running-a-while/18339 "2008-08-18T15:22:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![joemitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@joemitch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joemitch)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-cavalier-wont-start-after-running-a-while/18339/1 "2008-08-18T15:22:01Z")

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1999 cavalier, 2.2, 200,000 miles. recently purchased this car for gas/commute purposes. I have 30 miles to drive to work. If I stop to get gas and try to restart the car, it won’t start unless I let it sit for 5-30 minutes. When it does start, it runs rough to begin with. Any ideas?