Engine keeps hesitating

I had the fuel pump replaced about six months ago and my filter is built inside. My problem just started about a month ago and I was told it was the water pump. Also, could broken motor mounts cause this?

My 2004 dodge stratus 2.4 LT. When in drive and apply brakes at stop light will hesitate or stumble like it wants to stale. Also hesitates on acceleration. I had a code finder on it and it came up with vacuum leak at engine or evap canister crackeg or hose not connected or purge or vent solenoid defective and I have replaced the fuel cap 5 times I have checked for leak and cracked canister but cant find anything please help.

After checking I see some wires cut

Where do these go and do they affect the car in the way that I described?Dodge Stratus Car hesitates

Hey, My 02 STratus RT 3.0 problem started about a month ago, if car was stopped, in gear, foot on the break, it would kind of jump every few seconds. Missing (for lack of a better word). Now it has progressed to the point of missing while driving down the road, it stumbles on accelaration, and the problem doesn't stop completely. It gets some better but as soon as I stop and take off again, the same problem. I have not done any major repairs to it in the past couple years. (Female with no engine repair experience.) I appreciate any info you have to offer. Oh yeah, I did get it tuned-up last year and oil and filter changed every 3 months. Thanks Belinda

Yes have had it checked and it shows a code for random misfire

Would this have anything to do the hesitation?

I have a 2001 dodge stratus that hesitates when the car is cold. The car starts up first thing in the morning with no problem but starts to hesitate at the next stop sign. Sometimes it stalls but sometimes it takes off. If the car is completely shitched off after driving only for s short distance (engine still cold), the car has some problem starting up. But it does start up and then with some hesitation takes off. After the engine is warmed up I have not seen the problem. This happens every day when the car is not warm yet. Also, the car refused to start one day and it had a bad SKIM module and that was recently replaced and the problem still continues. Also, no CEL is thrown and hence no codes to read. Please HELP! Running out of options.

One of the first things I would try is to clean the tbody and the iac motor they could bee gummed up. There are other things to check check your batt a weak batt can cause allot of problems.

Thank you
Two Lane

Thanks for your response. I will try your suggestions. The car is at the repair shop. But I did have battery problems from the car lying without use for several months. Also, the car has 80K miles on it. So time to replace the battery.

Two Lane,

I took it back to the dealer and after several days of analysis, he is telling me that the real cause is that the engine coolant is leaking and hence the engine is over heating and shutting off. This explanation just doesn’t make sense in my non-expert mind.

The dealer wants to fix the leak and charge me $600 for this and is willing to guarantee me that if this does not fix the problem, he will fix the problem free of cost after that.

Does anyone think the dealer is talking sense?

Also, the heating in my car has not been working properly for a while. For atleast over a year or two. The blower runs but hot air takes a very long time to circulate. The dealer seems to think the coolant leak problem is related to this as the coolant circulates and acts as a heating element and since the leak, hot air does not blow? I have been taking my car of regular oil changes and so on and no one ever pointed out the coolant leak before

Someone please help... Really running out of ideas?

Did they say where the coolant was leaking from and what they wanted to do.

Did not mention exactly where it was leaking from but I assume before it gets to the heating coils? He was going to show it to me tomorrow. Is there a specific point that will confirm if the reasoning by the dealer is correct.

2001 Dodge stratus 2.4 L DOHC. I've put new spark plugs, wires and power pack and I still have a hesitation went I come off idle, high speeds is smooth, it idles and if I get on it it performs, could it be a EGR valve and I have no check engine light on? Waiting to hear from you Rick