Intermittent lapses of power

Asked by Glillie Nov 28, 2016 at 05:45 PM about the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Coupe FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

It cranks and runs fine in park and
neutral but while I'm driving will
intermittently stall out and lose power
and at times die all together. But crank
right back up. any thoughts

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Paul answered 8 years ago

Check your Throttle sensor, give the throttle body a good cleaning. Also when is the last time the car had a really good tuneup with fuel filter chage...

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