Fueling issues

lorilae
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:09:56 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a 2007 Suzuki XL7. About a year ago it started having trouble starting after fueling. Every time you put fuel in the vehicle it would take a few times before it would start. We’ve had it to several mechanics. They replaced the gas cap and did a few other small things. Nothing helped. We took it to have it diagnosed on the computer 3 different times (twice by the dealer). They only tell us that there is something with the timing sync code. The vehicle now has 190,000 miles on it. Recently, it’s started to act up more often. As the car warms up and is used more throughout the day it becomes more and more difficult to start. It has also had a few instances where you would get it started and you push on the gas and it won’t go. This problem is getting increasingly more frustrating. I’ve talked to my regular mechanic about these issues and his belief is that it is some sort of fuel issue. Unfortunately, he is more of a backyard mechanic and doesn’t have a computer to diagnose it. I recently took it to yet another mechanic and have gotten the runaround by them. The man there told me he would get me an estimate written up with an explanation of what he feels is wrong with it. It’s been two weeks since then and I’ve called a dozen times with no luck. Mechanics are truly frustrating to me. My friend said, call Car Talk, so here I am…desperately hoping you might have a clue as to what is going on with the vehicle.

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