When cold the car starts fine. After driving and parking it for a while; it starts--but sounds like the engine is choking after is starts. Really have to crank it. I pause for a few seconds while trying a second crank; and with luck it does start. Could it be a fuel pressure regulator? Cleaned injectors w/ a cleaner; [tuned up last year] but still does same thing. Would a starter going faulty cause anything?
You have the 97 fuel pump problem. It is a nuisance, but your car is fine. Just wait for 1-2 seconds after turning the key to acc to let the fuel pump prime, and you will be fine. It was an engineering defect, but operates normal after it builds up fuel pressure prior to trying to start it.
NOTE: This is my story, not saying it's your problem, but you can search for other people's stories about the CTS that sounds like yours. I had problems with my 97SL2 not starting after operating for a while. I would park the car and run into a store, come out later, and the car refused to start intially. I would have no SES light, and when the car finally ran, it sounded like it would stall out. I would have to keep the car running by standing on the gas pedal. Still this was no guarentee that the car wouldn't stall when I came to a full stop. When the car starts acting up like this, it only getst worse, at the worse time. I read on the web to check the CTS (Coolant Tempature Sensor). Since the item only cost 10 bucks at NAPA, heck with testing, I just changed it. Eliminated 99% of the my Saturn's stalling problems. imho, tom @ www.NoCostAds.com
