Car keeps cutting off and stalling?

4RUBY

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2005 BUICK LA CROSSE
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
50,000 MILES

Engine stalls after running a few minutes. Normally car will start after waiting 2 - 3 minutes. Today car totally shut down while driving.

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Thursday, August 6th, 2020 AT 9:21 AM (Merged)

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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If it doesn't start at all now, have you checked for spark and fuel to the engine? Has the check engine light come on?

Let me know.
Joe

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Thursday, August 6th, 2020 AT 9:21 AM (Merged)

EDWARD F. VENN JR

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2005 BUICK LA CROSSE
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2WD
AUTOMATIC
100,785 MILES

Engine shuts off while driving, pull over and stop, crank a couple of times and starts, runs for undetermined amount of time before it happens again.

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Saturday, August 8th, 2020 AT 11:46 AM (Merged)

KEN L

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This sounds like a fuel pump is starting to fail causing the engine to stall here is a guide to confirm, please follow it and get back to me.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken

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Saturday, August 8th, 2020 AT 11:46 AM (Merged)

EDWARD F. VENN JR

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Thanks for the guide I checked the fuel pressure when the engine stalled and there was none then I checked for power at the pump wire and it had it what do I do now?