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post Apr 28, 2007 - 4:29 PM
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Jen



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I've had a problem with my car for the past month, and nothing we have had done seems to work.

The problem:
- Very low, and rough idle.
- Stalling.
- The engine cuts out no matter if I am stopped at a redlight, or if I am accelerating.

It can be fine one day, but terrible the next. If it cuts off, I can wait a few minutes and it comes back on. If I let it sit for 30+ minutes, it will work for the rest of the day and possibly the next. When it cuts off it's very random, and it forces me to not go to work, or I am late to work. I'm about to lose my job.

Things I have had done:
- I've had the injectors cleaned or something.
- New fuel pump.
- Replaced PVC Valve.
- Replaced IAC Valve.

Things it's not:
- The battery, or connections.
- The alternator, or connections.

Now they're telling me the distributer. Any other ideas? Discuss.

I totally put this in the wrong section, could one of the mods please move it? frown.gif

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post Apr 28, 2007 - 10:16 PM
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does your car idle real bad? Like the steering wheel shakes and the entire car vibrates?


I dont think its something wrong with your engine. I suspect it to be something wrong with your automatic transmission.

when was the last time your transmission fluid was change and the filter was replaced?

Posts in this topic
- Jen   Engine Keeps Cutting Off   Apr 28, 2007 - 4:29 PM
- - Jen   Another theory: Something is in the gas tank.   Apr 28, 2007 - 4:45 PM
- - mikeismad0408   something could be in the gas tank...sorry im illi...   Apr 28, 2007 - 4:53 PM
- - Jen   QUOTE(mikeismad0408 @ Apr 28, 2007 - 5...   Apr 28, 2007 - 4:55 PM
- - Jen   BUMP. Please help.   Apr 28, 2007 - 6:19 PM
- - playr158   hrm small things i might replace would be things l...   Apr 28, 2007 - 9:04 PM
|- - Jen   QUOTE(playr158 @ Apr 28, 2007 - 10:0...   Apr 28, 2007 - 9:19 PM
- - Bitter   sounds like one of the most dreaded problems ever....   Apr 28, 2007 - 10:08 PM
- - Hanyo   does your car idle real bad? Like the steering whe...   Apr 28, 2007 - 10:16 PM
- - Jen   QUOTE(Bitter @ Apr 28, 2007 - 11:08 ...   Apr 28, 2007 - 11:11 PM
- - Remy   I know you have a new fuel pump but what about the...   Apr 28, 2007 - 11:28 PM
|- - Jen   QUOTE(Remy @ Apr 29, 2007 - 12:28 AM...   Apr 28, 2007 - 11:33 PM
- - stephen_lee   check all of your vacuum hoses. ESPECIALLY the hos...   Apr 29, 2007 - 2:23 AM
- - My2Celi   I'm thinking like what he said. Could be your ...   Apr 29, 2007 - 2:58 AM
- - lagos   vac leak. start the engine a look for loose or cr...   Apr 29, 2007 - 10:13 AM
- - Jen   If it was a vac leak, wouldn't the mechanic kn...   Apr 29, 2007 - 6:05 PM
- - lagos   sadly, most mechanics arent too smart when it come...   Apr 29, 2007 - 6:28 PM
- - bindertch   Are you getting any check engine codes? My sources...   Apr 29, 2007 - 6:59 PM
- - Hanyo   this is a strange problem because: 1) the engine s...   Apr 29, 2007 - 9:28 PM
- - bindertch   The MAP sensor will make it run rough but it would...   Apr 29, 2007 - 10:39 PM
- - Jen   yes, engine codes. all of them said the distributo...   Apr 30, 2007 - 10:00 AM
- - lagos   if thats what th codes say, then thats what it is....   Apr 30, 2007 - 10:49 AM
- - ecaddiction   Maybe take it to a different shop? Which shop in J...   Apr 30, 2007 - 1:51 PM
- - Jen   QUOTE(lagos @ Apr 30, 2007 - 11:49 A...   Apr 30, 2007 - 6:23 PM
- - hurley97   have they checked the timing? I'm not sure ho...   Apr 30, 2007 - 7:50 PM
- - Jeremiah   I'm not sure how you all handle your mechanics...   May 1, 2007 - 6:29 PM
- - DrAg1n320   Hey, hopefully i'm not to late, if your vehicl...   May 3, 2007 - 10:45 PM
- - alltracman78   It could be the coil. Which is in your dist. I don...   May 5, 2007 - 2:35 PM
- - Bitter   funny thing is...even if you pull the hose from th...   May 5, 2007 - 3:11 PM
- - alltracman78   It might run sometimes, but normally the engine wi...   May 5, 2007 - 4:24 PM
- - Jen   not working still. i told you that the engine code...   May 9, 2007 - 11:01 PM
|- - supradog1   QUOTE(Jen @ May 10, 2007 - 12:01 AM)...   May 9, 2007 - 11:47 PM
- - lagos   wait... you took the car to goodyear? a place that...   May 9, 2007 - 11:25 PM
- - Jen   okay, no longer at goodyear. took it to the dealer...   May 10, 2007 - 12:02 AM
- - lagos   well, we are trying to help but your not giving us...   May 10, 2007 - 12:09 AM
- - Jen   1) Fuel injectors 2) Fuel pump 3) PVC valve 4) IAC...   May 10, 2007 - 12:13 AM
- - Delta_Phoenix   Seeing that you've had most of the diagnostic ...   May 10, 2007 - 7:18 AM
- - lagos   QUOTE(Jen @ May 10, 2007 - 1:13 AM) ...   May 10, 2007 - 8:45 AM
- - WALKER   This may sound dumb, but has all this been on the ...   May 10, 2007 - 9:14 AM
- - lagos   QUOTE(WALKER @ May 10, 2007 - 10:14 ...   May 10, 2007 - 9:23 AM
- - Jen   All of that has been replaced. QUOTEDoes the car ...   May 11, 2007 - 12:07 PM
- - Jen   bump.   May 11, 2007 - 11:38 PM
- - Kwanza26   Sounds like a fuel problem... or lack thereof. Di...   May 11, 2007 - 11:56 PM
- - stephen_lee   on my car actually something similar happened. it...   May 12, 2007 - 1:13 AM
- - Jen   the distributor was replaced please read the whol...   May 12, 2007 - 1:21 AM
- - lagos   are you SURE they replaced the fuel pump? you have...   May 12, 2007 - 9:13 AM
- - Jen   QUOTE(lagos @ May 12, 2007 - 10:13 A...   May 12, 2007 - 9:09 PM
- - supradog1   were is the car now??? what dealer ship did you ta...   May 13, 2007 - 11:52 AM
- - alltracman78   QUOTE(Jen @ May 9, 2007 - 11:01 PM) ...   May 13, 2007 - 12:57 PM
- - Jen   They are now saying it's the PCM? What do ya...   May 14, 2007 - 7:34 PM
- - Bitter   it could be an issue where the main wiring harness...   May 14, 2007 - 10:22 PM
- - alltracman78   QUOTE(alltracman78 @ May 13, 2007 - 12...   May 15, 2007 - 2:02 PM
- - Jen   If it's my ECU, they are crediting my account ...   May 18, 2007 - 10:39 PM
- - lagos   well at least they are willing to keep hacking awa...   May 18, 2007 - 10:58 PM
- - Jen   Okay, update. It's finally fixed.. at least.. ...   May 22, 2007 - 7:13 AM


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