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I have a 1996 Caravan which does a similar thing. It starts and stalls within a second or two. I tried pumping the accelerator and it just died. I could hear a humming sound in the rear of the car after the stall, which I think was the fuel pump (working ?). This has happened twice on hot humid days, it has not happened on cooler and/or dry days. I have a 1996 Caravan which does a similar thing. It starts and stalls within a second or two. I tried pumping the accelerator and it just died. I could hear a humming sound in the rear of the car after the stall, which I think was the fuel pump (working ?). This has happened twice on hot humid days, it has not happened on cooler and/or dry days.
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CHECK YOUR AIR FILTER IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS TOTALLY DIRTY ALSO HAVE YOUR GAS FILTER CHANGED IT MITE BE CLOGGED NOT ALLOWING GAS TO GET TO THE INJECTORS ALSO YOU FUEL PUMP MITE BE ON ITS WAY OUT
possible fuel pump. Try spraying starting fluid into breather while someone is cranking engine. if vehicle tries to run it is fuel problem. If not it could be an electrical componet overheating and cooling and restarting. Coils, relays, ecm.
put a OBD II code reader on it see if it has stored any codes if not replace the TPS sensor and the MAF sensor do the replacements at different times so you don't buy one or the other for nothing
Check the sensors on the throttle body. There is a sensor that controls air to fuel ratio. If that sensor is bad then the car will run and then stall out while in drive. I had the same problem when it was cold outside last winter. If you dont want to dish out the money without knowing if it is that part at fault or not then start the van pop the hood and located the throttle body. Place your hand on the sensors and give them a little shake and then make sure they are plugged in all the way. You could also turn the van off and unhook the sensor clean the connectors and plug it back in. That should do the trick and if it doesnt stall anymore then I would replace those sensors if I was you. One more thing. If your giving the sensors a tug while the car is running and you hear it going to stall you could located the gas pedal cable and give it a rev or two by hand so it doesnt stall out and turn off.
By the way. You van isnt over heating at all is it?
I have a 1996 Caravan which does a similar thing. It starts and stalls within a second or two. I tried pumping the accelerator and it just died. I could hear a humming sound in the rear of the car after the stall, which I think was the fuel pump (working ?). This has happened twice on hot humid days, it has not happened on cooler and/or dry days.
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