ok im at work an havin a major car prob ok its like 90 out today an if i drive more han a few miles the car will stall an i start it an it runs fine till i put it in gear then it stalls again i thing the cooling fan is bad could that be why its 3 speed automatic any gear bt p an n i put it in an it stalls out could someone please help me out i i have 30 miles to drive home tonight an it will take forever if its stallin out
sorry bout the typos i only have an hour lunch break an the car has me ticked off.
ok for more info the car is a 2.2 95 dr sunfire today first it was actin like a manuel that needs to shift stallin a little then when i got to a stop light it stalled all the way out. i restarted it an put it in gear an the car jerked foreward a little an stalled after restartin it many times it goes for a few miles more then does it again also when i turn the ac on the fan dont come on an i dont see it on at all but like i said it runs fine in nutral and park but in gear it stalls tou over an over like its a manuel not gettin enough clutch .
I assume you have the 3 speed auto, so the Torque converter clutch solenoid would be my guess. On the driver's side of the engine bay, down on the transmission, there should be a blue or white electrical connector. If you want, unplug it (but make sure you can reconnect it in case you pull the wrong one), and try driving the car again. If you don't get the stalling, then that's where the problem lies. TCC solenoid failure has been a problem with the 3T40 (again, assuming you have the 3 speed) practically since it was introduced.
So basically stalls out at low speeds?
More than likely it is a vacuum leak, or your IAC is plugged.
If your IAC is plugged, the car will stall at idle, and at low RPMs, near idle, it will want to stall, and sometimes even does.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
Unplug the torque convertor clutch like stated before. The car will no longer stall out.
ok ill try that yes its the 3 speed auto trans weird thing bout it is after it sits for an hour or so it works fine then if i drive it a long way it does the stalling again .