Car dying and idling

Asked by Purppgall Jan 08, 2018 at 04:33 AM about the 2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL1 Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car keeps sputtering to start and when it does the
battery and oil light come on. At first it was fine to drive
but then it began to jump gears while I was driving and
stall out when I began to decelerate. If I get stuck at a
light, if I keep my car moving (rolling forward and
backward so I’m not sitting) it will shake badly but not fail.
3 Times now it shakes bad and when I go to hit the gas, it
snail crawls and shifts gears like crazy. Once I pull off and
turn off the car, I immediately restart it and it restarts
beautifully. It has also been flat out dying. The clock is off,
locks won’t move, lights won’t turn on. Give it 10 minutes
or so and it will start back up, sometimes stalling and
sometimes starting just fine. I’ve also noticed something
is definitely burning up but I can’t figure out what exactly
the smell is.

3,475

Paul answered 6 years ago

Well I was going to say originally check the power of your battery if you have enough power from your battery and the alternator pushing power to your battery. but now I'm thinking okay you must have burned something out on your transmission module the solenoids or something but it sounds like there's multiple things going on with everything you might want to just go get it diagnosed somewhere is there any history of this bad operation ?

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

Car dying and idling 1 Answer

My car keeps sputtering to start and when it does the battery and oil light come on. At first it was fine to drive but then it began to jump gears while I was driving and stall out when I began to ...

2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL1 Sedan

-

Maintenance & Repair
My car is overheating and knocking and dying when I put it in reverse. What is the solution 2 Answers

My car is knocking when I put it in reverse, and then the engine cuts off

1998 Saturn S-Series 2 Dr SC2 Coupe

-

Maintenance & Repair
1992 Saturn SC2, 123k miles. The car was bought a few months ago, and has run fine for short trips, and an occasional joy ride. About 2 weeks ago, I though I got some slug gas, and have been putting HEET, that seemed to work. The car runs great, then has trouble staying lit, and seems to lose revs to either dying, or coming damn close. Only occurs after has already had "a good run", and been turned off for a bit. Only happens whith initial push on gas pedal, and when down shifting..automatic 1 Answer

The car was bought a few months ago, and has run fine for short trips, and an occasional joy ride. About 2 weeks ago, I though I got some slug gas, and have been putting HEET, that seemed to work. ...

1992 Saturn S-Series 2 Dr SC Coupe

-

Maintenance & Repair
1995 Saturn sw2 brakes and engine 4 Answers

I just bought this car maybe 2 weeks ago and it has 215,000 I spent 600 knowing it wasn't a smart choice but I needed a car and it was all I could find it's a good car just needs tlc but it's spit...

1995 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SW2 Wagon

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a Saturn 1992 SL Sedan with 164,000 miles. I am having a major problem with the car cutting off while I am driving at a fairly constant speed or when I am idling at a stop light. The engine will shut off, along with the power steering and all other electronics. This happens when at a stop light only after I press on the gas to accelerate from a dead stop, but I am able to put the car in neutral and start the car again (sometimes it takes a while to restart). We tried getting the electronic control module repaired, but this did not fix the problem. We checked the oil and it appears to be of the correct viscosity for the engine. We are at our ends as to what needs to be done to fix this dire problem. Thank you for your time! 8 Answers

I have a Saturn 1992 SL Sedan with 164,000 miles. I am having a major problem with the car cutting off while I am driving at a fairly constant speed or when I am idling at a stop light. The engine w...

1992 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL Sedan

-

Maintenance & Repair

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.