why does my car stall when i hit the brakes?

PONTIAC GRAND AM
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GR8FUL
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i have a 91 pontiac grand am with 85,000 miles- when i drive my car over a half hour and hit the brakes, my car stalls out. i can restart it but when i put it in drive- it stalls again. i have to wait about 5 minutes and restart it for it to stay started in drive- then drive home! my dad changed the air filter- which was completely filthy- and still has to change the spark plugs. what is wrong with my car? can anybody help me?....please.
Apr 10, 2007 at 6:27 AM
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MCFERRANCE
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A similar problem is the transmission torque converter lockup doesn't shift out when stopping and stalls the car. To remedy this without cost is to unplug the square 4 prong electrical plug on the front side of the transmission facing the radiator.

Just a thought. See if this helps out.
Apr 11, 2007 at 12:37 PM
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