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My car has been dying at stoplights after I have been driving it over 50 mph

Tiny
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  • 1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 62,000 MILES
1992 Chevy Cavalier mileage: 62,000. My car has been dying at stoplights after I have been driving it over 50 mph. It has an automatic transmission. If I shift down from Drive through the gears to first, it will sometimes not stall. It never stalls in town, only after it has gone into fifth. I don't know if it has to do with the fuel delivery system, or the transmission. Any ideas on what it is and how much it would be to fix it? Thank you for your time!
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010 AT 8:32 PM

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Tiny
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We don't think your problem is fuel related. Your car has a locked torque converter in the transmission. It locks-up only in fifth gear. It is supposed to disengage at lower speeds. Yours is not disengaging. There is probably a valve in the transmission "hanging up". Having the transmission serviced with new fluid may help the problem.
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