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Chevy Silverado Cutting Out Looses Power

Ive got a issue with my 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500. It’s got the 6.0L engine. It will run fine for a few minutes then all of a sudden it starts cutting out, looses all power, and acts like it wants to stall. I have replaced the exhaust manifold because there was a crack and I thought maybe that would cause power loss. I put new…

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Ford f150 power loss at half throttle

Ive got a 1995 Ford F-150 4×4 with the 302 5 speed. All started with a few bucks when it was cold and the check engine light would come on then go off. Now the check engine light is steady on and it works ok at half throttle. But anymore than that it looses power completely. The truck is shut off only its not. If…

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2002 chevy trailblazer stall and oil light

When I stop at red light oil pressure gauge drops to zero and then back up and engine tries to stall. Then i take off and its fine, it only happens driving in town,not on interstate. Any help? Answer: The light is coming on because it is nearing a stall. The stalling is the main problem. Check fuel pressure, carbon in the throttle, scan the…

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1998 z24 Cavalier, Stalling Issues

Question: I have a 1998 z24 Cavalier 2.4 Twin Cam, when im driving the road after about 20 mins it will stall out an die randomly. No back fire, no fuel smell, nothing. The gauges going crazy an it shuts off. Itll start back up after about an hour, but before it does it just tries turning over. Its not having any issue with loosing…

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Mitsubishi Pajero Junior ABS, 4×4 Lights And Car Stalls

My Mitsubishi Pajero Junior has the Abs light on and 4×4 is flashing what could be the cause? Most likely a bad wheel speed sensor. When this happens ABS is disabled and also the 4×4 system because the computer cannot determine the individual wheel speeds. Do I need to replace the antilock brake sensor? And also the car just shut down whilst I was driving…

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1999 Buick Park Avenue Stalls In Park and Turning

I have a 1999 Buick Park Avenue that stalls while decelerating and the gauges go crazy also sitting in park stalls and when turning corners. Seems like you might have a wiring problem that is acting up when the engine/drivetrain moves. An engine harness could be rubbing somewhere and making contact on decel or turns. Can you tell me if the check engine light comes…

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1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Stalls and Low Coolant Light

1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP low coolant light. It has a new fuel pump, fuel filter, ignition module. The car shuts down at speed without warning.  Twice in three days.  The same thing happened both times: The Low Coolant light is always on – this week, when it shut off like it is supposed to,(a minute or so after the car is started)about 6 miles later…

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2002 Chevy Trailblazer Dies Out

My 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer stalls when sitting at a red light but not all the time,rpms go up then drop to 200 and car cuts off,already cleaned throttle body,changed fuel filter,changed map sensor,changed exhaust cam actuator solenoid and still stalls,any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ProTech: Is the check engine light on at all when it dies out? No check engine lite. Ok, it does…

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1994 Pontiac Transport Van Starts Then Stalls

I have a 1994 Pontiac Transport van it cranks up then dies right away there is a little light that comes on when it dies bottom right corner of the dash it is round with an arrow pointing down what is that symbol mean and could this be my problem please help. ProTech: That could be the low coolant light, and probably not the cause…

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Buick Lesabre Stalls Out And Check Engine Light

1995 Buick Lesabre-check engine light would come on; car would die in traffic; and car would buck or lung while in drive. a complete tune up of replacement wires and plugs were done.Crank sensor and computer was changed 2 weeks ago. This past weekend the car returned to same problems and computer was burned up. Had to be replaced today. i feel it laboring while…

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