my car won't start after filling up with gas

Asked by GuruVD8V3 Sep 27, 2018 at 05:15 PM about the 2012 GMC Acadia Denali FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my check engine light is on. every time I put gas in my car, it has a hard time starting. I have to push the accelerator down while starting the car and it will start after a few attempts. it has been getting worse over the last 3 weeks.

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Does it fill with fuel slowly? It could be a plugged tank vent. It could also be the fuel pressure regulator.

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Did you ever figure this out mine is doing the same thing

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Purge valve solenoid is bad. Can be from over filling your gas tank.

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It's the fuel pressure regulator my Acadia is doing the same thing I had check the fault code and that's what it came up with

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