1996 Buick Century 96 Buick Century dies going down road

CORY EBLEN

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1996 BUICK CENTURY
V8
FWD
AUTOMATIC
74,000 MILES

1996 BUICK CENTURY LIMITED INHERITED CAR FROM PASSED AWAY GRANDMA 3.1V6 AUTOMATIC CAR WILL JUST DIE GOING DOWN ROAD BUT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AFTER PULLING OVER AND PUTTING IN PARK REPLACED FUEL FILTER BY TANK TRANSMISSION FILTER AIR FILTER AND PLUGS OLD PLUGS WERE VERY WHITE HELP NO CODES POP UP AND SES LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN DIES IS OFF WHEN RESTARTS ONLY HAPPENS EVERY 75 MILES OR SO

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RASMATAZ

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Attempt to pull the OBD2 code/s or take it to autozone they'll read it for free and comeback with it-we need this information to get a diagnosis started-

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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 AT 12:57 PM

ODDMOORE

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There's a very good chance it's the "Mass Air Flow Sensor". My daughter has a 95 Buick Century, that's been doing the same thing for a couple of months now. At first it was a rare occurance. Then a VERY, VERY frequent one. You drive your car for 10 to 20 minutes and whenever you stop or come to a idel speed it would die, then start right back up. Check engine light comes on more and more. Eventually it's on as soon as you start your car. I used a "Actron Super AutoScanner CP9145 OBDll code reader", to verify my diagnosis and that's exactly what it was. The Mass Air Flow Sensor". Fortunately, it's a easy part to access and remove since it's right on top of your engine. Mine cost, (with a core charge) $136.00 at Autozone. Good Luck. :-)