ION wont start when cold

Wow.... this same thing has been happening to us with our 2000 LS Sedan.
Problems started last year. Happens in all kinds of weather, cold, hot, can
happen after the car has sat for a day or two or after it has sat for 1/2
hour. Took it into the dealership. Told me without "duplicating the problem"
there wasn't anything they could do. They had one of their mechanics drive
it to and from work for 2 days then said there was nothing they could do ,
to come and get it. I told them they could keep the car until they COULD
duplicate the problem. It isnt any good to me if it isnt reliable. Only has
63000 kms on it for heavens sakes. Well can you believe it , the very next
day they managed to duplicate the problem and they replaced the fuel pump.
Was fine for a couple months then wouldnt start again one day. Wait the 10 -
15 minutes... Starts up fine. Didnt bother taking it into the dealership
this time. I never thought of video taping it. We will do that next time.
And unfortunatley I am sure there will be a next time *sigh*

> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm in the same boat here with my ION. Did you have any resolve
> yet? I wonder how long you can have a car and still be able to return
> it?
>
> Christieann wrote:
> > I have a 2003 ion. I have owned it just over a year it has close to
> 30K
> > miles on it last winter i had problems when it would get cold out the
> car
> > wouldnt start. When you first try to start it, it acts like a dead
> batt.
> > It doesnt crank or anything after several attempts to start it will
> start
> > to crank. I tried starting my car for a hour (with breaks in between
> > trys) Finnaly the car turns over like nothing was ever wrong! After
> three
> > times of this happening i put it in the shop. They couldnt find
> anyting
> > wrong with it and actually suggested that i wasnt pushing the clutch
> in
> > (like i would drive the car for half a year and not push the clutch
> in)
> > The weather got warm and we didnt have the problem. This morning was
> very
> > cold and the problem began again my husband tried to start it nothing
> not
> > even trying to turn over. He tries again and it cranks but doesnt
> start.
> > Gives it little break 5 mins or so tries to start it, it starts up
> and
> > shuts right back off. Tries to start it again doesnt even crank
> gives it
> > another break and it starts right up! The shop cant seem to find a
> > problem nothing is registering on the computer so they say. ( which
> to me
> > doesnt mean nothing is wrong) I wanted to know if anyone had any
> > suggestions on what could be causing this. The car goes to the shop
> again
> > tomorrow and i would like to have and idea of what they should at
> least be
> > checking! Any suggestions would really help sorry about my awful
> > spelling!
>