Needs a full service
Fuel pump/filter
Incorrect fuel
ECU (brain)
AFM/MFA (air fuel mixture meter)
Split air/fuel hoses
it could be the coil
Water in engine-head gasket most likely.
The engine began sputtering and then it went dead.
A cylinder misfiring can cause this sympton, check/replace spark plugs and plug wires. Also, sputtering and shaking can be caused by engine timing, have the timing checked. Another cause can be fouled fuel injectors on fuel injected vehicles.
when my dodge stratus started to do that it was because I needed transmission fluid.
I sometimes sputter when I'm nervous. Please reword the question and tell me what year and engine and describe what you are doing with the car when "sputtering" occurs. Would help if you can think of additional description of what you mean by "sputtering".
Have the engine tuned.
I would check the plug wires and the exhaust system.
distributor located under the water pump. I had to change mine. Usually what happens is as soon as the engine warmed up, it was running like crap.
clogged fuel filter, or bad fuel pump
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fuel pump bad or cloged filter...if it just did it all of a sudden i would say fuel pump