Car starts but dies shortly after... Help please
05-22-2009, 06:47 AM
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Car starts but dies shortly after... Help please Got in my car this morning and started it. Idles for about 5 seconds then dies. Dies even quicker after I give it some gas. I dont beat on it at all and I take care of it really well with changing fluids. Could this be the TPS sensor? Any help is greatly appreciated!
05-22-2009, 10:39 PM
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Would it be the VATS issue if it starts up but dies a little after? It just sounds like the car isn't getting fuel or something. Best way to describe it as a lopey cam but then dies. I've never had any problems with the security light coming on or anything in that matter and I drove it the night before and nothing unusual happened. If it's not the VATS, could it be something like bad fuel? I did just put in some Isoheet but still didnt work. 2 codes came up when it was scanned - Mass airflow and Throttle position sensor BUT could these have come on because earlier in the day before it was scanned, my friend disconnected those two wires as well as the IAC? They were reconnected before I scanned it though...
05-23-2009, 02:11 PM
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Well problem is fixed. It turned out to be the throttle position sensor. I put a new one in, started it up and it still died but took longer. Tried it a few more times with it lasting longer each try until finally it started up and stayed running. I'm very relieved to know it wasn't something like the fuel pump or anything expensive like that...
