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Re: Car dies win you try to take off from a dead stop
Hi, I usually suspect the MAP sensor when I see this symptom, but it can also be the throttle position sensor. Which engine do you have and is your check engine light on?
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Vic died what does that mean tell all that fail and what did not fail. electrics are complex an this car, 50 things can fail, or not. engine stalled driving or at stop sign.? the key ,while starting and cranking engine is dead or weak or always starts.?? head lamps dead DIM or not? radio died.? heater blower died,.? dash lamps died.? when running the engine, the CHARGE lamp must not glow, (evidence , all matters)?
You may have a sticking Torque Converter, or your Overdrive may be locking up. Try stopping (somewhere safe) in Neutral, and see if disengaging your overdrive will make a difference.
Have the battery charged and tested and then test the charging system. You should never run a car with a very dead battery. that will burn out the alternator.
If the brake pedal goes hard right BEFORE the car dies, and not after, then you could have a problem INSIDE the brake power booster. try to verify this next time it dies at a stop, if you can safely pull the dead car off the road into a driveway (or try to make it stall in a bumpy parking lot) - then before you try to restart the car, open the hood, pull off the rubber hose where it's plugged into the brake power booster --> you SHOULD hear a big "Swoosh" of air being sucked into the booster because there's supposed to be a strong vacuum there even after the car stops running. if you get nothing there, your car is dying of an excessive vacuum leak through the brake booster.= bad booster.
it almost sounds like a transmission issue if its an auto trans, might be a torque convertor clutch solenoid stuck , try driving in 2nd or 3rd if it is automatic
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