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NOTE-When it happened the last time it started right up for them the next morning when they had it towed. They replaced the ignition switch since nothing seemed wrong with it.
Now I've driven it for 3 days since then with no problems, and then it does it again to me tonight.
Please help - tell me I didn't just buy a clunker.....
I had several issues with my cavalier, car windows sticking (common problem with this car it seems), and currently I'm getting the instrument panel replaced because my service light, trac off, and ABS light comes on a lot. $500!
I have another issue with the car that the dealership is researching as we speak, my car when put in reverse sometimes stall or even dies. Usually, if I put it in reveerse and accelerate real quick in drive it won't , but I'm worried about the times I can;t do it fast enough. Any ideas what this could be?? Only has died when in reverse after I just started the car.
Thanks :confuse: :confuse:
My 2.2 has no fire.
This is what Ive done;
New battery, plugs,wires, coil packs crankshaft position sensor,ICM checked.
No volts on the pulse wire.
Where do I go next?
Hooked up scanner 0 rpm no codes.
All fuses good.
All info appreciated dont want this jewell to rot.
Thanks
Mick
My problem was the ignition switch. When that was replaced, all was fine. I've had another problem since with the engine running very rough at lower revs and cutting out. It was just a small vacuum hose between the inlet manifold and the sensor, right at the very front of the engine in the middle, easy to see so worth checking. The hose had perished and fallen off, replaced with a piece of plastic hose and good again..for now.
I've been having this problem on and off for about 2 months now and it's driving me nuts. I've been to the mechanic 4 times and he still cannot fix the problem. I'm at my wits end!
So far they've replaced the battery once and cleaned the fuel line, and idle air control and throttle body cleaning twice each. The mechanic says there was lots of carbon and this is the reason why the first cleaning didn't work. My car runs fine for two days and guess what.... today it stalls in the middle of an intersection while I am turning left and I almost get plowed by another driver. To be honest now I'm scared to even drive the stupid thing and I'm beyond frustrated. A friend suggested to try a fuel cleaning product like SMP so I will try that tomorrow and see if it helps.... I think I need to switch mechanics and try taking it to a dealership or someone who specializes in chevy's cuz having to go back 4 times to this mechanic and now a 5th shows they are incompetent.... GRR! :sick:
Any suggestions would help please... thanks in advance.
The Check Engine light is on. It has codes for cylinder #2 misfire as well as an evaporative emissions code for the EGR valve (could this also have something to do with the misfire? and will this as well as the misfire eventually cause me to have to replace the catylitic converter?).
The car bucks when idling and accelerating. While accelerating slowly it is usually ok but once you hit the gas a bit harder it hesitates and bucks much more.
I replaced the spark plugs about a month ago and it actually solved the problem for about a week before I was driving on the highway one day around 80mph and the Check Engine light began to blink and after about 4 or 5 blinks stayed on solid. I just bought the wires and coil packs and will hopefully be able to replace them today. I honestly do not think this will solve the problem, but I hope so. While changing the spark plugs last month, I noticed that the cylinder 2 plug had oil on it, while the rest were clean (the cylinder 1 plug actually had the entire electrode burned off, I have no idea how the plug was even firing like that). After replacement I checked the plugs about 2 weeks ago and noticed the cylinder 2 plug had some oil on it again. It looks as though the valve cover is leaking so I'll have to replace that too.
I replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter and throttle position sensor at school about 2 months ago. This helped a great deal (the car had hesitation before but the misfire just came on about a month ago) as the hesitation had stopped but eventually came back due to the misfire. When the gas pedal is pressed about 1/4 to halfway a buzzing or whining sound can be heard near the cat and fuel tank. I've heard that this can mean the fuel pump is bad and I really hope not, because the pump set me back $250 and I can't afford another one.
I've read almost every post on this thread and I have some ideas of things to check, such as the fuel pressure regulator and fuel injectors.
Anyone have any other ideas? Any help is appreciated. I'll post an update after I replace the wires and coil pack.
Yes it had a tune-up not too long ago (about two months?). Maybe they missed the plugs and wires though.... Anyway with taking it back and forth they've flushed out the carbon and replace the idle throttle body controler (didn't do anything). I brought it in again and the mechanic said there was a manufacture recall on the computer related to stalling so they sent the computer back to GM to get reprogrammed.... That sort of helped but it still stalls, now it just doesn't stall as violently or as often or in multiples. So far I've just been putting up with it until the next tune-up is due b/c I can't afford to fix it anymore right now. I might decide to get a new car soon since I've spent more then what this one is worth in only three months...
Does anyone have any ideas of what this could be?
I am the only owner of this car and I am not ready to get rid of it yet.
Ay suggestions would be helpful as my mechanic said it is hard to fix when it does not happen ll the time.
Thank you
Good luck!
Timmy D.
It's the sensor right at the front of the engine when you lift the hood, can't miss it, right in the center at the top. There's a small hose going from the bottom of it to the inlet manifold. On mine the hose was perished and had fallen off at one end. I just replaced it with a bit of plastic tube and away it went again.
Worth a try, good luck.
When you turn the key to start the car, there is a short delay before the car starts up. No noise of any kind, no nothing ... just a pause for like 2 or 3 seconds then it starts. Any ideas?
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If you need proof of it happening, you have to go to a good mechanic that actually knows what he is doing. Tell him/her to run your vehicle with his computer on it and make it sputter/stall out. This will tell him where the problem is, which will most likely be the ignition coil.