My Vue has about 137,000 miles on it. I recently bought it from a private owner who took good care of the car. She was in an accident about 7 months ago (getting rearended) and the car sat in her driveway until I bought it a week ago. I have only had it on the road two days, and it seems every other time i try to drive my car, when i hit the gas pedal, it powers off. By this I mean, zero RPMS and I have to turn the car off and turn it back off to get even to the side of the road. Everything else seems to work great. Question is, would having something to do with the fuel sensors since it was in an accident, or a fuel filter, since it only happens when i am trying to give it gas. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Please kindly run a scan on the car to be sure of the exact problem.
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try your spare key it sounds like the transponder in the key is going bad
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wow it sounds like you have a few problems going on. One, your idle speed is set too high and needs to be lowered. Two, i would replace your temperature sensor so that you can monitor your overheating. As well as try and see where the leaking is coming from (i.e. the radiator cap, on the radiator itself, or where the hoses run into the engine-could be engine temperature sensor). Three, if you have to prime your engine at first to get it to run then more than likely fuel pump is going bad.
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Wow... if the whole car is doing that i would guess it to be electrical issues.like a bad ground...basically a major cable that connects to your frame or directly to the negative side of the battery. You see, electricity leaves its source makes a device operate then the electricity goes back to the source. kinda like a big circle... when you start your car...the battery gets you going...then...the Alternator takes over...recharges the battery while making your car operate on an electrical standpoint. if you break that circle...lights out...be it the wires losing contact. battery failure( usually they STAY dead) or it could be an alternator with an intermittent problem. Based on a money stand point...your battery is fine...i'd replace the alternator...not trusting it after all that. (100- 300 bucks) if it STILL does it..then have a mechanic replace your wiring harness associated with the ignition, starter,alternator and battery( should be just one bundle of wires to fit that portion) .200 to 400 bucks to get that replaced. i hope this helps you out with finding out what the problem is...and i'm sorry to say...getting a fuel filter and fuel pump replacement would not cause a radio to lose power...the battery is like a back up system. don't go back to that mechanic ever again..as he is ripping you off. im an electrician so i know about electricity and i also tinker with cars quite a bit for fun.
SOURCE: 92 SL1 won't start, turns over but not getting gas, or floods
I have same problem with my 2002 sl1
I have replaced the plugs
a coil
and the temp sensor , I still have no start its like its out of timing, so I am going to replace the crank sensor
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