alright well i had this problem a couple of weeks ago, but it just went away and the car hasnt caused me a problem until today. i was driving and noticed the car sputtered once so i pulled it into a gas station and put a couple gallons in the tank.. i started driving again and shortly when i got to a stop sign the car died. i started it up again and it died immediatly.. i got it to finally start once more and started driving home and while i was driving with my foot on the gas, the pedal sort of sank in and i could tell that the engine wasnt being fed gas.. the car never shut off at all and like a couple seconds after that happend the car let gas in again. i got the car home and now everytime i get to low in rpms the car will shut off, like if i slow down to stop at a stop sign or light. i can hear the fuel pump starting up wheni move the key to the ON position, so what could this possibly be? has anyone else had the same problem? i really need this fixed because im taking a 16 hour trip in the car next weekend so help would be greatly appreciated..

 

sounds to be an alternator problem....get it checked, start small.

 

but would the alternator, fail like this everyonce in a while? the car drove perfect for the last week and a half, when the same problem happend before? could it be some kind of part getting hot (fuel pump, alternator, ignition relay, ignition) causing it to fail? i brought the car to "leisure automotive" so hopefully these crackers will spread some light..

 

yeah, ive seen some alternators like click on and off and then all of a sudden go KAPUT!..i would get it check out to knock off one possible problem...

 

Discount/Autozone checks alts for free.-Bob

 

thats the fuel pump