Stalling when i fill up with fuel

Asked by Laurie Dec 07, 2017 at 05:46 PM about the 2005 Hyundai Tucson

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Recently, after i fill up with fuel, the vehicle stalls
and i have a hard time starting it while still at the
pumps. This is the only time it stalls. Once i get it
started its fine.

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Probably has a stuck vapor purge valve. If it sticks open the fuel vapors when fueling flow directly into the engine making it hard to start. Do you have a check engine light illuminated on the dash?

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