Car dies after 5 or 6 miles

Asked by AlliMae17 Apr 08, 2020 at 05:35 PM about the 2008 Pontiac G6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car will runs for about 5 or 6 miles
roughly then the engine will die but the
lights and everything are still on. Also
when I go to restart it, it'll try to start
but it wont catch. Would it be the fuel
filter or fuel pump or something else?

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Start by having the error codes read and see if anything has faulted in the air, spark, or fuel systems. If no codes show, you can start with any of the three systems so your idea of it being the fuel filter or pump is as good as any other. If that doesn't fix it, go to the electrical side and check that you are getting spark (pull a plug and while it remains connected to the spark plug wire, crank the engine with the tip of the plug touching the engine block and observe if a spark is being generated). If you are getting a spark, then move to airflow. Insure your air filter is clean and flowing sufficient air. After that, you are down to checking sensors that manipulate the three systems. Good luck and be patient.

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