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Does anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong with my car if it will not start unless I have my foot on the gas pedal and when I take it off it dies right away!? Another mechanic had my car and said he adjusted the idle cause my car would not start, I had it towed to his shop. It ran again and h...

thanks! I can't believe this mess anymore and wish I could find a good/honest mechanic. It is pretty bad that I have had to go through this and the ones I have dealt with know I have been sick etc. My car has been a decent car until rotten mechanics ruined it and try to get me to put money into thin...

ok well my car will not start at all now. :runsies: Another mechanic had it, adjusted the idle told me to put seafoam in the gas tank and now it will not start at all!? It did run for a few days after I put the seafoam in. %) He said it probably needs a throttle position sensor. :x this has been on...

What is the ICM? I do not know what code is set now cause noone is around to check it! I have not found a new mechanic yet! Will update if it gets worse/better when I can find someone to help me.

Well I had my negative battery cable unhooked for hours, hooked it back up to try to do the idle relearn and it only ran long enough for the fan to come on once then it would not start back up and the check engine light came on! any ideas now on what could be causing this? I am at my wits end with t...

I also did not mention that the car runs when it is cold but when it gets hot that is when it starts to act up?!
The other night it would not stay running at all when the IAC was first changed. Thanks!

Ok, I will try that. It takes awhile for my fan to come on, like 10-15 minutes, is that normal? Thanks for the help!!

Well my IAC was changed and now the car will not stay running?!When it is started it dies now! I was hoping for the best and it got worse!!

I am going to have the IAC changed asap! I was going to try the throttle position sensor but a friend of mine said they changed one on their car and it did not fix the problem so I thought I would try that first! Is it hard/easy to change?

Another mechanic said to change the MAP sensor which DID NOT fix the problem and he told my friend to take the part off and take it back if it did not fix it!! Why would a mechanic suggest to change a sensor when he KNEW that was not it after testing etc. That is why I have lost faith in the mechani...

I took my car back to a shop today and it is not the oxygen sensor? It said rich exhaust when it was put on a machine... The car still idles high and dies when sitting still?! Hopefully another mechanic will listen to it and can figure out what he thinks might be causing the problem, a friend is sup...

Good to hear the treatment is over. If you do need a O2 sensor, it should be 20 bucks at a auto parts store. Ask a friend to put it on for you and save some money. There is no need to take it to a shop to have it done. It only needs to be unpluged and a open end wrench can be used(don't worry, it's...

My first question. Why do you think the mechanic lied to you? Because he told you something that will cost your more money than you want to spend and don't want to hear? It sounds as though he told you the truth. The EGR's are KNOWN for clogging on these cars, the alternator DOES sound bad, and you...

My car is a 2.8, 6 cylinder and is still messed up after replacing the alternator?!! :doh: >:( It died on me when I got it home and had a rattling noise coming from the exhaust!! :angryfire: I am about ready to get rid of it! thanks for the help. :-[

I took my car to a mechanic I thought I could trust and he told me my intake is leaking and I need a new EGR and alternator!! :doh: I went and got my car back from him and I am having a new alternator put on somewhere else! I talked to a couple guys that know about cars and they both said my car is ...