My 2002 Protege 5 refuses to start after a short drive (i.e. 10 minutes). The battery is strong and the starter is turning over; however, the engine will just not start. After the car sits for over an hour and is "cold" it starts just fine. This has happened 3 times in the past 3 weeks. The dealer cannot find "any problems" as the car[/size] always starts for them.

There is no problem if the car is driven for longer distances. It seems this problem surfaces only when it is driven less than 10 minutes and turned off for about about 30 minutes.