Fuel Pump Replacement

Engine Mechanical problem
1998 Pontiac Bonneville 6 cyl Automatic

I was driving down the road and I could feel my car not accelerating like normal and it kept pulling back like it was out of gas or something. At the same time my check engine light came on and was blinking for about 15 seconds then stayed solid. I pulled over to the nearest gas station and then it wouldn't start, even when I put more gas in it. Just weeks ago I had replaced the fuel pump, filter, and regulator. It's also always taken a while for the car to start when cranking, I don't know if that would have something to do with it.

My daughters "new to her" pontiac Bonneville had a stalling issue when she would go around a corner. Also would shudder after 10-20 sec of moderate acceleration. Had fuel pump replaced. The previous owner had cobbled fuel pump. The pump screen had come off and was covered with a grey substance. The car does not stall anymore but still seems to starve for fuel or maybe a ignition issue. Can someone with more experience give me advice on how to diagnose the issue?

Do I need to drop the gas tank in order to change the fuel pump? Or is there an access panel in trunk or under back seat? The problem with the car is that it started to chug and buck when driving. We poured in injection cleaner, no help. Changed fuel filter, ran better for a couple days then started doing same thing again but also stalling. At first it would start back up, but now the last time it would not restart. We let it sit for a few hours and went back to get car with a car hauler and it started up so we drove it on the trailer for not wanting it stall again on way home. Got home car started and drove off the trailer and parked it in the yard. Have not driven the car anywhere for fear of stalling in an intersection again or along the road somewhere. So I am guessing the fuel is bad. The car runs, pump heats up and stalls the engine, let it cool down and car starts up. So what I really want to know is, do I need to drop the gas tank in order to change the pump? Please help with any information. Girlfriend will appreciate it very much as well as myself. I am not an auto mechanic but can do a few things.

Cadieman, thank you very much for the response. Unfortunately now I have to do that job in the driveway out in the rain.

I have replaced the fuel pump in my 1999 pontiac bonneville 3800 II and it ran for a few days, but now I am stuck back at square one. Im on a bad weather area right now. I think my lines may be froze? What do u think?

My fuel pump on my car has gone out. In this car there is no access panel in the trunk.
My problem is that my gas tank is full of gas. The main gas line hose is in the tank, so my question is, how do I get all that gas out of tank so I can drop it? Any ideas? Please help.

I just bought the car, it would run and miss fire, so I put plugs, and wires. In, then I replaced the fuel pump, and filter. Now it won't start, just crank

1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE | 110,000mi |

I've had this car for about six months now and it has always run great. The other day it was running fine and I shut it off momentarily to run inside a friends house. When I started driving down the road I notice it was having trouble accelerating, then it started bogging down and running like it was not getting fuel.

I had just put gas in it so I figured that it was just bad gas. The next day I was driving and the fuel pump started making a whining noise, so I figured I needed to replace it. I ended up replacing both the fuel pump and the fuel filter as well, figuring that it was best to do both.

The crazy thing is that even with a new fuel pump, it is still making the whining noise, and the condition has worsened. Now it's next to impossible to keep it running, and it is backfiring and acting like it's out of gas, even though it has a half tank.

I know that it is getting gas because there is a valve on the line and when pushing it down gas squirts everywhere.

Is there a sensor or something that could be causing this? One thing I have noticed is that in seems to run a little better and actually stay running if you unplug the map sensor. I just want to be certain that this is the problem before I go shell out another $40 for a map sensor. (I'm already out $80 on the fuel pump and filter)

Get a hanes manual and look under codes. You can put a paper clip between the ground and the daignost plugin then turn your key to the on position, your check engine light will blink a number of times. Count the blinks and look in your manual to find out what the prob. Is. If u need more help hit me up.

I have the very same car SSE and my engine like kept coming on intermittinly.I grab a basic code reader for $30 and it told me the MAP & O2 sensor.I changed the O2 for $30 but it turned out to be the MAP which I got from a local scrap yard.I only got it from the scrap yard because it was really expensive new! Hope this helps! [/B]