Car only starts when sprayed with starting fluid. then stalls onced the fluid is burned off.

This problem is commonly caused by a dirty automatic idle speed control valve and throttle valve but always run a OBD2 fault code as well as the cleaning procedure. Buy a can of throttle valve cleaner (do not use carburetor spray cleaner!) from NAPA or Carquest (made by CRC chemicals) and spray it into the air intake while the engine is running, use up about 1/2 the can, engine will try to stall hold the speed up, shut it down and let it soak for 30 minutes, restart and blow out the remaining fluid, shut it down and disconnect the negative battery cable for 5 Min's to reset the base idle control

The most common cause of a not start like this is a failing fuel pump inside the fuel tank. Buy an can of spray starting fluid and the next time it doesn't start spray the fluid into the air intake of the engine and crank it over, if it starts and then stalls as the fluid is burned off then you found the problem, no fuel pressure. Also run a fault code test on the electronic engine control system, Autozone does this fro free.

electronic choke failure look into that....

check fuel filter first then check fuel pump

had same problem. neons are bad for the gas filler tube rusting out. there has to be pressure in the tank for the car to run.check and see if yours is rusted out or hole in it somewhere.

I once worked on a Buick that did this. Try spraying starting fluild in the throttle body. If it starts and runs until it burns the fluid off, replace the fuel filter. If it still doesn't run after this, remove the ignition control module (found under the coil where all your spark plug wires come from, or under the cover on the 4-cylinder model) and have it tested at Auto Zone. If the 'lamp' circuit in the module doesn't work, the fuel injectors won't fire. The PCM uses the reference signal from this module to pulse the fuel injectors in the correct order.

it sounds like maybe a fuel pump neds to be replaced or a fuel regulater went bad

Check to see if it still has spark after it stalls...if it does spray starter fluid into the air intake and see if it will keep running as long as you give it starter fluid. If it does...you have a fuel problem, pump, filter, regulator.

Try checking the exhaust flow when someone else is pushing down on the gas petal.The farther the petal gos down,the more exhaust should be coming out. I replaced my catalitic convertor at 44000 miles, it was clogged. I had them install a high flow type.

did you try to spray startinf fluid in the air intake tube? If it starts with the starting fluid you have a bad fuel pump