Car won't start but will start to roll over

Asked by James Apr 08, 2016 at 02:52 AM about the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Was warming up my car and when I went
to leave... I discovered my car had shut off

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jamnblues answered 8 years ago

Interesting photo James- is your "car" one of those Toyota pickups with a bed mounted heavy caliber machine gun? maybe it shut off because a 50 caliber bullet went thru the engine block? just guessin'

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munron answered 8 years ago

Could be a fuel pump failure. When you turn the key on can you hear the pump running for a few seconds? If not, I'd start there. Could be a bunch of other things too. Have it scanned for trouble codes. That will probably give you some clues.

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