Postby BMXPath » Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:31 pm
So, last week I am sitting at a traffic light and the engine dies. I was in gear, with the a/c on. It immediately restarts and I go on. Over the next few days it occasionally does the same thing. Right before dying, it will instantly develop a rough idle and the rpm's will dip for a few seconds. Again, I immediately restart and it seems fine.
As of yesterday and today it has gotten worse. Of course now I am driving around being watchful at every stop light or stop sign to see if it is going to die or not. Sometimes it does, sometimes not. I can watch the tach and see the rpm's start to drop when it starts to flutter. When I see it, I can feather the gas pedal and usually keep it running. It will usually clear up in a few seconds.
As of this morning, it has developed another random symptom. When I am at a stop and feel the flutter coming on I try feathering the throttle to keep it running... It hesitates, barely runs, has no power, feels like it wants to die, then it will suddenly "catch its breath" and takes off normally. The intermittent problem has almost left me dead in the middle of an intersection.
Fyi, doesnt matter whether the a/c is on or not. Also, I replaced the IPDM module in January... the symptoms are different now. No check engine light, no codes. I scanned for codes this morning with it "passing".
Any ideas out there? I Google searched, and searched on this forum, but havent found anyone with a resolution.