# Hard starting 1999 Cadillac Deville

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting-1999-cadillac-deville/14097>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 16, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting-1999-cadillac-deville/14097 "2008-05-16T13:12:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![jholgan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jholgan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jholgan)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting-1999-cadillac-deville/14097/1 "2008-05-16T13:12:50Z")

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I have a 1999 Cadillac Deville with approximately 240k miles. The car runs great when it is running. The car is hard to start all the time and sometimes after I have driven the car for more than an hour and shut it off it will not start again. I basically have to leave it for sometimes an hour and then it will start but only after several attempts. What is causing this to happen? I have replaced the fuel pump and the fuel filter within the past 6 to 8 months. Could it be the EGR Valve? A friend said it may be the Crank Sensor? I am getting spark from the plugs. I have become so leary of the vehicles ability to start that if I am going somewhere I know I will have to shut the car off I will drive my 1966 Ford F-100 instead. Can you guys help?