1997 Jetta, i started it this morning and warmed her up, drove up the road to the store, turned her off.. now she starts, stutters and stalls..

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Buick Park Avenue Engine Stalling Due to Mass Air Flow/Crankshift Position Sensor Failure. This is a verified ... 1997 Buick Park Avenue- 3.8L V6160,000Visitor. Engine stalls ... car runs then stalls and won't start for thirty minutes. Upvote (36).

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94 Buick Park Avenue that stutters under a light load I have a 94 Buick Park Avenuethat ... Buick Century 97 runs rough and stutters when cold and gas applie Engine runs rough ... I have a 1994 buick lesabre it starts ok but stutters and stalls.

Timing, Vacuum leak. The MAF may need to be cleaned. There are specialty spray cans for this.

CONTAMINED GAS OR FUEL FILTER (IN THE GAS TANK)HAS TO BE CHANGE.

could be a clogged catalytic converter, also check that your air filters are clean.

No one can help on a car with 150,000 miles

You need about $500.00 worth of testing, to see
if is worth keeping the motor mechanically

People get rid of vehicles for a reason & your not
told why.

Start with a cylinder contribution test, followed by
a cylinder leak down test

If the valves are no good,rebuild the entire motor

Have the battery and alt tested for free at the local parts store.
Tell them what it's doing, and start suspecting a fuel issue.
Could be getting the right amount of fuel but not burning it. (plugs, wires, coil)
Or could not be getting enough fuel.

Still hard to say, so get the charging/power system checked first.
Let me know what you find out as I'm real curious now.

Same happened to a friend and it was the fuel pump....
Same for another friend and it was 2 bad coil packs.

I would look to see if you got a broken ground wire!!! witch are a big thing on todays computered cars. I know you have dumped a lot of money in your lawn ornament but one unhooked or dirty ground wire not making a connection can reak havick with everything, I would chk.for ground issues like around the fuel tank and where they hook to engine to body to frame or k-member.

Hi!
Looking at the brief description of your problem it may be your heater plug timer? when you start the vehicle from cold the glow plugs have to heat up. These are little pencil type plugs that are mounted in the cylinder head they are timed and glow rather like the bar of an electric fire so the hot spots in each cylinder warm and give precise combustion. If the timer/relay gives only a short burst of power your car will start as normal but if the cylinders are still cold/cool when it shuts off the Vapourised Diesel doesn't ignite correctly so rev's drop and if you can't raise them will stall. When you turn off the ignition and back on again the timer/relay kicks in glow plugs glow and bingo your'e off again. I presume after the first stall everything is back to normal? if not how far up the road is it before engine dies? also how long after starting does it stall?
I hope you don't mind the Epic, Oh! if your 306 continues try starting the car and waiting a while listen for a click like a switch or if the interior light is on when it brightens after a few seconds turn off the ignition then back on and start then see how far you go!
Good Luck!
Paul 'W'
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Moisture in your ignition system can cause this to happen , start with a cap/rotor and wire replacement. More then likely this will cure your rainy day blues.