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Engine stalls ~5minutes after a warm start. Will idle rough for a few seconds before stall. Stall will happen even at highway cruising speed. Changed out fuel filter; have used fuel system cleaner for 3 months. Will fire and stall immediately during a restart. But after about 5 seconds will restart and generally run fine -- even for hours. Happens more frequently when air conditioner on and with gas tank half empty.

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Check the breather in the tank cap make sure its not blocked.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 13, 2008

SOURCE: Car starts then stalls once the engine warms up.

You need new timing belt and gears. Buicks gears are made of plastic, and become a big glob. Nothing for the timing belt to grab onto.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 06, 2009

SOURCE: Starts fine, Idles fine, Drives Fine for a while

you might want to chk. the crank sensor and or cam sensor. sounds more to me that it could be fuel problem. chk. fuel pressure. pump could be on its way out. don't be fooled by hearing the pump running as they sound like they are pumping but there not, at least not enought pressure to keep it running. pressure should be around 50 p.s.i.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 12, 2010

SOURCE: 2000 LeSabre starts but runs very rough and stalls. After

My 2002 Lesabre (app 115000 miles) started something like this. Also the loose gas cap had been coming on for quite a while. I replaced the vacuum line from the air intake to the fuel sensor. It is under the engine cover (twist off the oil filler to remove the cover). There are two hoses together that come of the air intake. The small one goes to the top of the engine. The other goes across the front and makes a 180 turn back to the sensor. Chances are the 180 piece is cracked. It all comes from the dealer as one unit. $25
Seems to have fixed my problems. So if your car is running a little rough. Shutters under load. If the gas cap loose is coming on or probably a number of symptoms this might be the answer. I would replace this item. A cheap try.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 08, 2010

SOURCE: 97 buick lesabre 3.8 Idles rough and stalls out.

ignition system not operating properly ,or intake air leak ...crank engine get a can of staring fluid spray around the intake if the motor idles up you got a leak hope this helps

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