# Saab 9-3 starting problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-starting-problems/43620>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** saab, starting, 9-3\
**Created:** [February 1, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-starting-problems/43620 "2010-02-01T16:06:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![danowicki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@danowicki](https://community.cartalk.com/u/danowicki)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-starting-problems/43620/1 "2010-02-01T16:06:12Z")

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I’ve got a 1999 Saab 9-3 4dr hatchback, turbo. It recently got itself a problem starting. If I pump the gas pedal it will eventually start, and after the first start it will start right away. Then after sitting for a day the same problem returns.

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**Author:** ![beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b19c9b/32.png) [@beekeeper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beekeeper)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-starting-problems/43620/2 "2010-02-06T16:10:03Z")

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could be gas filter, pump or fuel line air leak