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Car Stalling Problems
When your car’s engine stops when it’s in idle or is accelerating, then your car has stalled. Almost all stalling problems stem from poor fuel-gas mixture, out-of-tune fuel injection or fuel contaminants.
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What would cause a 1998 sebring convertibal to lose power and stall while driving and not restart?
It sounds like you are losing spark. This would cause an abrupt to die out. Common causes for loss of spark would be the crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft position sensor. The crank sensor goes down into the bell-housing and reads off a tone wheel on the flexplate; the cam sensor is in the distributor. Each of these sensors is needed for spark and if one drops out of the engine will die. Hopefully, there will be a code set pointing to one or the other, probably the crank sensor. Sometimes one of these can also short and kill the engine, but it also blanks out the signal of the opposite sensor, and it can't set a code. You may also opt to just replace the crank sensor in that situation and see if that fixes it.
there is probably a blocked pcv valve, the engine isn't breathing and its making to much pressure build up in the engine, try adding a breather to one sife of the valve covers(6or8or4idk) but add breather and check or rpelace pcv valve, this should fix it
sounds to me you have have a Bad "oil pump" along the Ticking noise you mention, First of all has this been going on for awhile? if oil pressure gauge is dropping the Engine is not Pumping oil around the engine block and pistions, I too once blew an pistion from oil starvation due to the oil Pump pressure dropping way too low then it would come back up to pressure like 15 minutes later I found this is a very serious thing that can ruin the Valve train ( Piston, crankshaft, camshafts)$$$ if you damage these, might as well go Junky yard start looking for your "used motor" from a Junk car, if this been going on the only way to know is too Drop your " oil pan " look up underneath your engine see what the suprise is, also another way when you change your Oil if you see any Metal dust in it or anything it could tell you something going wrong inside the engine block , sometimes the "Rockers arms" go loose have to tighten up the "lash" the the rocker arms sometime those can be noisy too ...
SHain Haas' Answer
I would start by checking the oil. It is best in the sunlight. Look for metal. Could be very small specs so take your time and look really good. If so, not good, possible engine damage. Especially if a tick noise is present. If oil looks ok, It is possible that you are not loosing oil pressure. You state that it almost sounds electrical. If you have a spark jumpin off a bad coil or spark plug wire, it could be causing the engine to misfire and want to die, (more likely on a 4 cylinder). It might not be that you are losin oil pressure, but your engine is dyin so as it slows down your oil pressure lowers with it. If you are losin oil pressure and it is fuel injected, it might be wanting to die because of an oil pressure cut off switch. It is made to turn off the fuel pump at low oil pressure to prevent engine damage. If you are losing oil pressure, give it more gas and watch to see if your oil pressure rises, if so then possible oil pump or week oil pressure valve spring. If pressure does not rise then it is possible the pickup tube is leaking for your oil pump or you are low on oil.
Ans 3 - I doubt very much that blocked PCV could cause that. Oil pump or insufficient oil is almost certainly the real problem.
Mentioning the vehicle and engine type always helps to get a better answer to things like this.
What would cause hesitation and loss of power while manually switching gears on a vehicle?
Adjust your clutch cable.
What would cause a 1991 Sunbird to stall right after starting?
Could be a loose or damageed wire harnessconnections at the distributor, coil or alternator. Also, check the intake manifold vacuum for leaks.check all the bolts and nuts are tight and all the vacuum hoses connected to the mainfold are attached properly.make sure there is good fuel pressure.Good luck
My car did the same thing, is your lights affected? If so it's your alternator.
the lights are not affected. i mean they cut out when the car stalls out but isn't that typical?
98 ford 150 engine bucks then stalls when in gear OD light blinks?
Turns out it's the vehicle speed sensor (vss) located near rear of transmission
Why does 89 caprice stalls when turning corner?
It is possible that a 1989 Caprice will stall when turning a corner if the idle is not turned up high enough on the carburetor. It is also possible that the flow of gas is disrupted by a loose fuel pump when the vehicle turns a corner.
Is the crankshaft sensor the same thing as a camshaft sensor?
No. The crank sensor reads the crankshaft location and speed. The cam sensor reads the camshaft.
What causes a misfire on a number 4 cylinder on a 2000 ford ranger?
Bad spark plug, plug wire or both. Also burnt valve, blown head gasket, or severely worn rings. A defective intake manifold gasket is another possibility.
Why would an engine shake while idling like it is out of time but smooth out once you start driving?
i have a 2000 ford expedition, min did the same thing....twice. first time had a bad O2 sensor replaced that ran fine. second time was plugs Would help to know make and model of vehicle. But the most likely cause is an engine miss due to a bad plug wire or plug or a dead cylinder [no compression]. Other causes could be a vacuum leak or the fuel/air mixture may be way off. The engine is still missing at higher speeds you just don't notice it as the higher engine speed simply covers it up. This is why engine misses are usually diagnosed only at idle or under load while the vehicle is stationary. bestalucktoyou Check passenger side motor mount. A bad one will make the car vibrate at idle. The car very much may be out of time. At higher engine speeds you will not notice it. If you recently had the timing belt done or your timing belt jumped, would cause this. But first try a tune up.
What would be wrong if the car sputters when you're driving and press the gas pedal to accelerate?
You might want to check your fuel line filter, vacuum hoses, EGR valve, ECT, air filter, spark plugs and wires. These are the most common parts that would cause that type of problem. If the "check engine" light is on, take to the nearest autozone and they can they tell you exactly what is wrong..
Could be many things. But some things to check/replace might be...
-fuel filter
-fuel pressure
-TPS
-IAC
Why does my 86 fiero stall when put in gear-idles fine-changed the iac--tps map to no avail.?
your tcc could be faulty, assuming its an auto. faulty neutral switch maybe
How can you find the capacity for a Sears mod 970C41072-00 serial XC14006570 Tumbler Action Washer?
call frigidaire. they will tell you.
How do you fix a dish washer that won't drain?
You need to look underneath at the pump and find out why. The pump may be jammed (I have seen pumps with things like toothpicks jamming them) -It may have failed altogether, or the screen on the bottom of the interior of the machine could be clogged up with food debris. They are fairly simple machines and most handymen are capable of repairing them.
Why does my 1988 Chevy Celebrity Wagon stalls when coming to a complete stop?
Could be a faulty TCC (Torque Converter Clutch) solenoid. Remove the TCC fuse and see if the problem goes away.
Most likely a partially plugged catalytic converter Or engine misfire Is the check engine light on?? If not have your exhaust backpressure checked
If you have not replace the spark plugs and plug wires then you may need to replace them. Your check engine light should be on if that is the problem. You may also have a vacuum leak so check all vacuum hoses.
2001 Ford Focus engine cuts out and stalls when driving up hill?
I've had the same problem. mine was fixed with a couple different steps. 1. Take to ford dealership have them change out fuel pump for free under recall. 2. change the fuel filter myself. 3. change out PCV hose and PCV valve. 4. clean throttle body. 5. use electronic cleaner to clean out MAF sensor. 6. change air filter. This made a huge difference in my car and hopefully helps you
Why does my 95 pathfinder start idle nice but when the gas peddle is pressed it stalls?
My 1996 Pathfinder would start and idle fine but when the accelerator was pushed down the engine would stall and surge (at about 2000 RPM). The problem was a broken wire on the connector to the air flow mass sensor. When the connector was removed entirely the engine failed in the same way. The left most wire was the one broken of three wires, when I repaired this connection all was good. This connector carries both air intake volume info and air temperature info.
1991 Dodge Daytona starts then stalls?
Theres alot of things that could be the problem.. first ...check the plugs and wires making sure they are at proper gap 0.35...and making sure the wires are pushed all the way down into the cap ,next replace the fuel filter because they don"t last forever ,if the problem is still there.. check the coil.. sometimes they could lose fluid giving them a weird spark, timing could be a problem as well or another weird twist the alternator
could have died to check that just disconnect the pos battery terminal while the engine is running if the car shuts off theres your answer
hope this helps
IF its doing this only when it warms up, it might be a bad coil - is it getting gas?
