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i have a 97 Pontiac gran prix se v6 3800.........85k


Sent to Car Experts April 13, 2006 8:55 p.m.

i have a 97 Pontiac gran prix se v6 3800.........85k miles.runs great with 1 exception....car will strat you drive it anywhere,after you park the car........it will or will not restart......plenty of crank(new battery and alternator) motor is fuel ..sometime
restarts in neutral...not always...started onc'e by reseting the yellow button under dash........not always...left car with Pontiac dealer for 2 weeks..my mechanic had it for days..a independent auto electric service had it for a week plus nobody can duplicate the no restart....we got the vehicle back it ran ok for 5-6 days..today it didn't restar
t......leave car for 20 mins......1hour.never the same will restart....always starts cold
somebody...help!!!!!!thanx

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1997 Pontiac gran prix se 3800

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pontiac dealer auto electric private mechanic
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Status: Closed   Value: $10   
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April 14, 2006 11:20 p.m. (1 day and 2 hours later)
ACCEPTED Check Mark

COMMON FOR THESE TO HAVE IGNITION MODULE PROBLEMS, HAS THIS PART BEEN REPLCED IN THE PAST, ALSO COMMON TO FAIL UNDER A "HOTSOAK" (VEHICLE DRIVEN THAN SHUT OFF), UNFORTUNATLY TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE THIS VEHICLE THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO BE OCCURING LONG ENOUGH TO VERIFY IF IT IS LOSING FUEL OR SPARK. HAS THE CHK ENGINE LAMP EVER COME ON SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURING? ONE THING YOU COULD DO IS PURCHASE A TEST LAMP, AND WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS-PLUG THE LAMP ON ANY METAL ON THE ENGINE AND PLACE THE PROBE 1/4 AWAY FROM A PULLED OFF PLUG WIRE (BETTER TO CHECK AT COIL) IF SPARK JUMPS ACCROSS TO THE PROBE ON THE TEST LAMP WHILE SOMEONE IS CRANKING THAN WE'VE VERIFIED THE VEHICLE HAS GOOD SPARK WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURING, AND IT THAN HAS TO BE FUEL RELATED.

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Sent April 14, 2006 11:55 p.m. (35 minutes and 31 seconds later)

thanks.....seems to be what others have said.....need to ck vehicle when it doesn't start..but the condition has been a ghost.strands my wife or myself..but never shows itself for sevice people...so this answer is not accepted..sorry
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April 15, 2006 12:22 a.m. (26 minutes and 49 seconds later)

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