My girlfriend and I have the same problem with 2 different cars.

when you turn the key in the ignition, the engine starts and then immediately dies, even when pressing the gas ; power steering cuts off and the engine shuts off. after the engine starts it slowly dies and has a slight gurgling sound before it cuts off

she has a 2000 honda accord and i have a 99 pathfinder

it doesnt happen everytime, but randomly .. she took her car into AAA and the honda dealership and they said nothing was wrong with it.. but it continues to do it


any ideas?

12/17/2008 3:04:54 PM

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"OUT OF GAS"

12/17/2008 3:10:33 PM

3/4 of a tank .. new battery

12/17/2008 3:17:15 PM

environmental factors, what are they

12/17/2008 3:33:13 PM

IAC motor?

12/17/2008 3:38:46 PM

inconsistent, rain or shine

IAC motor? ...explain

[Edited on December 17, 2008 at 3:40 PM. Reason : ]

12/17/2008 3:39:39 PM

oh shit

i remember, thats an ID10T error -advance auto can clear the code

12/17/2008 3:43:37 PM

for both cars?

wait

i see what u did there

[Edited on December 17, 2008 at 3:50 PM. Reason : ]

12/17/2008 3:49:25 PM

12/17/2008 3:52:08 PM

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"even when pressing the gas "

actually this pretty much makes the IAC not a likely suspect. you are saying that it does it even if you're holding the gas slightly down, start the car and keep holding the gas down it still cuts off sometimes, correct?

12/17/2008 3:52:29 PM

yea, pressing the gas doesnt really solve it .. it just eventually starts, but it struggles

12/17/2008 4:11:19 PM

somebody that knows something about cars needs to see/hear it.

12/17/2008 4:15:03 PM

MAIN RELAY

[Edited on December 17, 2008 at 4:17 PM. Reason : I honestly dont know, i'll stop harassing now]

12/17/2008 4:16:49 PM

Captain Obvious here.....


You don't have the same problem with both vehicles, now break it down by vehicle/symptom instead of trying to group them together. I can think of at least 37 things that can cause said problem of the top of my head.

12/17/2008 4:38:16 PM

well my car has been fine for almost a month now

but her honda accord has done it twice in the past 2 days ... and randomly since may

shes taken it into AAA and the honda dealership and they found nothing wrong ... batterys fine, alternator is fine, apparently they checked the computer.

i dont know if this has anything to do with it, but when she drives, there is a loud humming noise coming from either the tires or under the hood. the tires have been checked. this also started happening right around the same time her car wouldnt start.

but like i said, its completely random. yesterday in a parking lot, we had to sit there for 15 - 20 min trying to start it every other minute. hers and mine would never start when we put it in reverse, thats when it died. but when started and coasted, it would struggle to keep going .. it went for about 50 yards and when turning out of the parking lot, as soon as the breaks were pressed and the gas was let off, it died. so we pulled into another parking lot and waited another 10 minutes, trying every other minute to not flood the engine .. and finally, once again it started as we were coasting to the stop light. luckily it turned green and we kept driving with no problems until today when the same thing happened.

12/17/2008 4:59:23 PM

i would start by checking your spark plugs, and the fuel pressure

12/17/2008 5:27:09 PM

but why would it just not start on random occasions? but work for weeks

12/17/2008 5:30:49 PM

check relays, pressure like ^ says, filter, pump

then if all is good. throw a match in the gas tank.

call insurance

get new car

12/17/2008 5:35:58 PM

roadtrip style

i mean theres gotta be something wrong with it

12/17/2008 5:44:21 PM

god just hates you, no biggie

12/17/2008 5:45:38 PM

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"i would start by checking your spark plugs, and the fuel pressure"

what is the relative humidity on the days that it won't start?

12/17/2008 5:47:04 PM

well, i dont know, like i said its been random

but im guessing high humidity, like after it rained .. or a random change in temp (warm->cold or vice versa)

12/17/2008 5:57:41 PM

plug wires

12/17/2008 6:45:50 PM

check the main ground between the motor and chassis and the main power cable into the fuse block.

12/17/2008 6:48:18 PM

or a crack in the distributor cap, main relay, wires(as mentioned), etc.

12/17/2008 6:52:01 PM

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"check the main ground between the motor and chassis and the main power cable into the fuse block."

dont forget the washer fluid and seat back position

retard

12/17/2008 6:58:42 PM

What the fuck are you talking about?

An intermittent connection at one of these points will cause the car to shut off randomly. What don't you understand about that, cocksucker?

12/17/2008 9:12:54 PM

when was the last time the fuel fitler was changed on these units

12/18/2008 8:31:47 PM