Well unfortunately I am not terribly familiar with that system. But I would have to say, given the fact that you have to mash the gas and then crank it, that that system would be suspect. Its a fuel injected car so there is no need to mash the gas at all to get it to start.

I suppose there could be a fueling problem but I dont see how mashing the pedal would overcome that or change it enough to start the car.