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michael s mahone Posted on May 18, 2014
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I have a 2001 cadillac seville sls and sometimes it shuts off when i start to accelerate then i have to put the car in park to start it again and pull off until it does it again.

I can be driving and when i stop at a light or stop sign and when i start to accelerate the gas peddle the car will sometimes shut off for some reason.

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Have you tried re-starting it in "nuetral" ? I had a Monte Carlo that had a bad switch in the steering column that would shut down the engine when I would be trying to turn left (just slightly). I would just slip it into nuetral and be on my way again - quickly. It would have been really dangerous to try to stop in those situations, luckily it was an easy and inexpensive fix!

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Could be the crankshaft sensor, or even water in the gas will do this try a can or two of dry gas first. Is the check engine light on? When was it serviced last? Such as tune up, air cleaner, fuel filter, plugs etc.

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Sounds like the fuel pressure regulator. It is not allowing enough pressure to maintain the car. For idle, you do not need as much as taking off.

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