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Car stalling while driving

Tiny
NATANDALLYX
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  • 1997 BUICK LESABRE
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 175,000 MILES
My car has been stalling intermittently while I am driving it and then I put it in park and it starts right back up and it goes for a while and then the same thing happens. What is wrong?
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 1:31 PM

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Tiny
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I have taken it to my mechanic twice now and he thinks he has fixed it but it keeps happening. He did a diagnostics on it yesterday and it gave the code throttle sensor, so he replaced it, ran another diagnostic and the code was cleared. When I was going to work this morning, the check engine light came back on and the car stalled twice on the way to work. I am very frustrated because it is my only vehicle and I need it to get to work every day. Please help!
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 1:33 PM
Tiny
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You will need to have the pressure checked on the fuel pump with a gauge to see if it is working right. Also find out why the check engine light came back on.
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 1:57 PM
Tiny
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Thank you, I will try it to see what he finds out.
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 2:13 PM
Tiny
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Your welcome, and I hope he gets it going for you.
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 2:20 PM
Tiny
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Do you think it could be the crank sensor?
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 3:40 PM
Tiny
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Did the mechnic get any codes for the check engine light comming back on?
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 5:13 PM
Tiny
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No I can't take it to him until I get off work at 3:30 Mountain Time
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 AT 8:46 PM
Tiny
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Crank sensor can intermittently fail without codes set.
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Friday, October 21st, 2011 AT 12:21 AM

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