Recently my car has been struggling to start up. this does not happen all the time just sometimes..ill crank it but it wont start but if i give it gas then itll start and stay on.. what can this be????

Does it start fine during cold start and struggle to start when the engines hot/warm or recently been running?

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

Clean out your throttle body, you probably have carbon build up on the butterfly and MAF so your motor isnt getting/ sensing enough oxygen and is dying out, easy fix, $6 can of carb cleaner MAF cleaner, and some shop towels.

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I the above doesnt work- lets us know.

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i have the same issue on cold starts i found turning the key to the on position 2 times before turning it over

deafenetly will try clean the throttle body i think thats whats happening....other day car went into power reduced mode was freaking out but i took it off and started it and it was fine =|..and yep when its cold it usually does it

The TB carbon buildup issue usually only effects warm/hot starts, not cold ones since the TB opens more during starts below a certain coolant temperature. However, the reduced engine power message could point to something more than just a dirty TB. How does the car run? Idle okay? Check engine light on? Try disconnecting the battery for 20 minutes and see what happens.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

any broken / vacuum lines?
i know i have a missing vacuum that tries and kill the motor on cold starts

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I agree it could be something other than the TB, but you always start with the basics first, and then systematically rule everything else out afterwards, for 6 bucks you cant go wrong starting there.

Took it to the dealer as I still have GMPP and they changed the purge valve and did a fuel injection and throttle body clean.. which was probly the carbon build up

so did this ^ fix it

yessir fixed it and the car starts real nice and with all this done it runs alot smoother and picks up alot more