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My Car Does Some Weird ****, Shutss Off And Eratic

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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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hey whats up. today i was driving to night school and i looked down at the gas gauge and im running low. So on the way home i park my car infron to bank and get money from the ATM. When i put the car in drive the RPM's are fluctuating like crazy. Between the 350-950 RPMS. and when i let go of the brake slightly the car is like jumping and im like WTF. This happened to me a couple of months ago but i payed no attention until today when it happened again. SO i thought hey maybe shes hungry so i gave her $20 shot of 89 at AMaco and the problem persisted. So i got home and was like **** i hope my car is ok. Later on i go back out to get chinese food (wifey didnt cook) then the cars flucutates again then shuts offf? What is going on.



On a couple of occasions it shut off on me as well but i assumed the cold temperature was the culprit but today was 50 degrees in NyC so what is going on . Can anyone help me?



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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 10:30 PM
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tps?



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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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Getting any ecu codes?
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Mar 12 2003, 09:30 PM
tps?



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these have a tendency to go out...so ive heard.
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 10:36 PM
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it only happens once in a blue like twice in 7 months. and it idles fine all the time
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ROTARYROCKET7' date='Mar 12 2003, 08:36 PM
it only happens once in a blue like twice in 7 months. and it idles fine all the time
its gotta be a bad electrical conatct somewhere



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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 01:29 AM
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Check your connections along your fuel system like injector clips and at the pump.Somethings loose somewhere.
Old Mar 13, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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yeah thanks im going to look into that. It runs fine then 0nce and while it acts up . Ive been leading to the cuase of a faulty electrical system. Certain electrical parts on my car act up as well ill get it looked at when i put my alarm.



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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 12:23 PM
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id say TPS. Mine used to go out of adjustment every 8 months or so.
Old Mar 13, 2003 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ROTARYROCKET7' date='Mar 13 2003, 10:20 AM
yeah thanks im going to look into that. It runs fine then 0nce and while it acts up . Ive been leading to the cuase of a faulty electrical system. Certain electrical parts on my car act up as well ill get it looked at when i put my alarm.



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jazer, nycity
did you change your battery cable ends yet?



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