Why does my 2004 Honda Element stall when engine is cold?

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When the engine is cold (first thing in the morning or sometimes during the day after not having been run much) the car will stall as soon as I change to reverse gear to pull away from my driveway or a parking spot. Turning the key, the starter works, but the engine does not turn at all for a couple of tries. Sometimes I need to add some gas pedal once I get a good turn over. Once the car starts it's good until I make my first turn off of my street. As soon as the engine goes idle right before I get in to the turn, it stalls and the same symptoms occur. This can happen one to two more times before it warms up completely and is fine the rest of the drive. What can I do for this? Thanks.
 
change the gas filter and see if that helps. sitting overnight dirt can settle in the gas filter shutting off the flow of fuel until the dirt gets flushed away.
 
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