Keeps Dieing

1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
1,155,461 MILES • 3.3L • AUTOMATIC
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JANELLE BONDERER
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So I have a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera and it keeps dieing on me. It’s hard to explain tho so bear with me…. So when I’m in park the idle is fine no issues. Once I start driving and have to slow down AT ALL it will just die. Sometimes I can put into N and it will start back up. Other times I have to put it in park in order to start it back up. It’s not that alternator, nor the battery. It’s not the fuel filter, I replaced it last night. I’ve cleaned out the throttle body, worked for about 5-10min, then I go to leave again and it starts same thing over again. It acts like it’s not getting something but can’t for the life of me think what it is. PLEASE HELP ME ME CAR GURU!!!! lol
Oct 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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