Vehicle lurching, lack of power, stalling

The first thing we need to know is the exact diagnostic fault code number. There is no code that says to replace the fuel pump. In fact, fault codes never say to replace parts or that they're bad. They only indicate the circuit or system that needs further diagnosis, or the unacceptable operating condition.

There are well over 2,000 potential diagnostic fault codes but only about half of them cause the Check Engine light to turn on. The first thing to do now is have the codes read and recorded to see if there's anything worth pursuing.

The next thing is to connect a scanner to view live data during a test-drive. The better scanners have a record feature that allows the mechanic to record about five seconds of data when the problem occurs. Later it can be played back slowly to see what changed during the event.

I have a guess that one of two sensors is failing. They often fail due to heat buildup, then work again after they cool down for an hour. If I'm on the right track, you should find the problem occurs less when the engine is still cold. A loss of signal from these sensors usually has to occur long enough for the Engine Computer to detect it, but the engine might stop running before that happens. That's where the data recorder becomes a valuable tool.

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This started out as a private conversation between just the two of us, and LARRY HERRON never bothered to check back to say what he found or if the problem was solved. As you can see, that didn't offer you any help Because only the two of us receive notifications when a new reply is posted, none of the other experts are going to see your addition or have a chance to respond. That very likely will not get you the help you need.

When you post your question, please be sure to list the engine size and mileage. Different engine sizes usually come with very different systems. We look at the mileage when making judgement calls as to best suspects. Also please be sure to include as much detail, observations, and clues as possible.

When we help you figure out the solution to your vehicle's problem, your question gets cataloged in such a way as to help others like you who are researching a similar problem. Too often I see where a lot of people have added to one question, and it ends up covering four or five pages. That's too much to expect someone to wade through, and it provides them too many false leads.

To answer your question about the sensors, those were the crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft position sensor, but whether one or both are used depends on the engine and model year. Also, the description of the symptoms doesn't exactly match how they commonly act when they fail. I was leaning toward a fuel volume problem, (not a fuel pump problem), but no follow-up was ever posted, so we'll never know.

The best approach is to use the scanner I mentioned in "record" mode so we can see what the Engine Computer is seeing and reacting to. For fuel volume problems, I've already driven around in my own vehicles with a fuel pressure gauge attached and clipped under a wiper arm for over a year and a half before I figured out the cause of an elusive and very infrequent problem. In your case, we need more information to know where to start with the diagnosis.