NO. it has NOTHING to do with the engine starting. It works the fuel gauge in the dash only.
Answerthe vehicle speed sensor can cause this problem or it can be the thermostat.i had the same problem and it worked for me.
This is usually a sensor or solenoid problem. There are 3 mounted on the transfer case.
More likely to be the fuel pressure regulator, or a dirty fuel filter. Or if you are over 80k miles you might have plugs/wires that need replaced. Usually a MAF sensor will not cause that *only* at start but rather the whole time the vehicle is running.
gas pedal cable?, fuel pump?
Well, it could be a number of things ranging from your distibutor cap, coil, or or rotor, to your crankshaft sensor or fuel pump. The crankshaft sensor would be my guess for that model and year. chiefy98clg at yahoo dot com
The most common cause of that is a bad EGR Valve.
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You don't have a carb on that vehicle, it is throttle body fuel injected.
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will a bad crank shaft sensor make a 2005 chevy equinox not start
Most howls in any vehicle are usually caused by bad belts. The main cause is usually the fan belt, or possibly the ac belt
A bad engine temp sensor can do that.