# Cranks but won't start unless I press gas pedal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535 "2020-01-14T22:25:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![KC\_Dalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@KC\_Dalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KC_Dalton)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535/1 "2020-01-14T22:25:52Z")

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2002 GMC Envoy cranks but won’t start unless I push the gas pedal

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535/2 "2020-01-14T22:28:03Z")

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Try cleaning the throttle body.

Tester

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**Author:** ![KC\_Dalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@KC\_Dalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KC_Dalton)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535/3 "2020-01-14T22:30:12Z")

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How do I do that???

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**Author:** ![KC\_Dalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@KC\_Dalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KC_Dalton)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535/4 "2020-01-14T22:30:59Z")

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I dont know much about cars…

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535/5 "2020-01-14T22:33:38Z")

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Tester

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cranks-but-wont-start-unless-i-press-gas-pedal/156535/6 "2020-01-15T04:12:59Z")

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OP should check for stored diagnostic codes also. A problematic throttle position switch or maf sensor could be involved w/this symptom as well.