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I have a 2009 chevy cobalt and i ran it out of gas still have power but it wont start when i added gas plus its about 17 degrees outside does this change anything

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Fuel pumps need fuel to lubricate the little plastic gears that pump the petrol. No fuel=no lubrication= dead pump. Try a new pump and ensure that there is always enough petrol in the tank. It takes a lot less than 17 degrees to freeze petrol. Have a pressure test done on the fuel manifold to check pump operation. regulator operation and fuel filter.

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SOURCE: 2000 Alero ran out of gas and now wont start

you might have a clogged fuel filter when you run a car out of gas it sucks all the junk out of the bottom of the talk and the filter will catch all of that

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SOURCE: problems with 2006 chevy cobalt power steering

There are several bulletins GM has put out about the steering on those cars.

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SOURCE: 2005 chevy cobalt, car wont start ... check

disconecting the battery should reset the pcm. but you will need to find out what caused the problems.

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SOURCE: My 2003 Chevy 1500 ran out of gas and wont start?

you will probably need to reset the fuel shut off relay.

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