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So now it seems to do this thing where it will putt when you accelerate, as if you were just moving from a red light, it will putt once in a while, sounds like its backfiring, and then it feels like it isn't getting enough gas. I was thinking it was the fuel pump but you can hear it turn on when you start the car? So anyway.. it seems to only do this when it's hot outside, as if I drive it at night when I get off work at 1 am it drives fine, like a champ. When it stalls out the whole engine shakes and then when its out, its out. It won't start for a while, hour or two, and then when it finally will start, its hard to get it to start but then it runs perfectly fine. Sometimes the battery even dies from trying to start the car because usually I am trying to get somewhere in a certain allotted amount of time. It's not overheated because it's right where it should be in between C and H on the gage. There is a hole in my PCV hose that I just recently noticed and I was wondering if this was causing the problem? Maybe it's sucking air into the engine? It's the only solution I could come up with. If anyone has any other general areas I should look into it would be greatly appreciated as I don't know much about cars and taking it to the shop as many times as I have has gotten extremely costly..
Thank you so much!
THANK YOU,
jlp
I know its not the spark plugs and I just had the fuel system cleaned. It ran great for about 10 miles after I picked it up, and now I can't even keep the engine going. I'm hoping for a little insight. There's no engine light.
Thanks for helping.
I tapped on the starter w hammer, no change.
I guess I am wondering if there is some kind of transmission switch or something stopping it from starting.
Any help please! Thanks
Jodi.
I have a 99 neon with automatic transmission. Lately I have been having a bizarre problem. The problem started one day when the car didn't want to start- I had to pump the gas a little bit to get it to turn on. Then when I was pulling out of the parking lot, when I pressed on the break (going less than 5 mph), the car completed stalled out and turned off... luckily I was still in my parking lot. I was able to turn the car back on, and I revved the engine a bit, and then it ran fine.
The car does stall a bit when trying to accelerate, and it seems to get stuck around 40 mph. I really have to press on the gas to get it to go- like when getting on the highway.
The main problem is stalling when I am pressing on the brake slowing down around 5-10 mph it will shudder and stalls out and act like it is going to die. It has not turned off since that first time. It does not do this problem all the time, but lately it seems to be doing it more often.
Any clue of what this could be? I do have an oil leak, but I had the oil changed last weekend, so that should be fine.
Any help is appreciated... I am not a car person at all and I'm tired of getting ripped off by car shops here!
Engine Codes are clean (no errors found). When I removed the small Purge control hose from the top of the throttle body - the Car does not stall. As a matter of fact, I was able to drive it into the Garage up a slight incline. After sliding the hose back in place - stalling occurs again.
My initial though was fuel pressure regulator. Any/all advice would be greatly appreciaited.
Thanks!
Michman
Optional Information:
Year: 1998
Make: Dodge
Model: Neon
Engine: SOHC
Already Tried:
Just checked Engine Codes - no errors.
Fuel line pumps ample fuel while turning key.
Plugs are fouled when engine stalls (removed and checked).
k have a 97 dodge neon 5 speed
good battery and sparks ok..engine turns over no fuel probs but it still wont start..any help guys
a few months ago it i would be driving and it would chug and wanna stall inless i gave it gas and if no gas it would stall or sometimes i would start it and it would stall right away inless i gave it gas when i started it it did that off and on for about 2-3 months now today it drove fine got to the store came out and it started but i needed to give it gas to keep it running then it stalled and would not start at all like the fuel pump whent out well i tryed agine few hours later gave it gas will tryin to start it it fired up with no problem what could the problem within in the lat 5 months all the follwing items have been replaced plugs, wires, fuel pump, fuel filter,clutch, head gaskets, within in 2 years the computer control has been replaced no i do know my neck filler looks really rusted and i know i have a gas tank leak if i fill it over half tank it will flow out know would could the problem be? i dont wanan buy gas tank and fuel neck filler and that not be the problem i know i need it but moneys tight need to get main problem fix please help me thanks in advance
i know its not a vaccum leak but i did also notice when the fuel pump fuse is in the computer (brain ) makes a buzzing noise i replaced the relay still same thing when i take the fuse out no bussing sound any idead thanks in advance
If I start the car and bring down the rpms to say 1000 and hold it there it seems to work for a short while this car is shutting off when I.m driving as well only when I take my foot off the gas.
no service engine light comes on.
car only has 56k on it
any help on this would be appreciated
Thanks