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car dies while at good idle-just dies no sputter

Old May 16, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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Car: 1989 camaro rs
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car dies while at good idle-just dies no sputter

ok so im cruisin around normal driving in town, normal temp 170, good oil pressure plenty of batterey, gas,oil, u name it-anyways the car just died while i was at a stoplight. just shuts off, no sits or sputters -it was like flipping a kill switch. it does this about twice amonth but doesnt throw a code or anything. this car runs great and has 59,000 on it . any suggestions? also sometimes it wont start unless i wiggle my shifter (auto). Think the two problems are related? wow-wiggle my shifter that sounds funny
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Old May 16, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Car: 88 GTA "Cocaine"
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Axle/Gears: 3.27
Re: car dies while at good idle-just dies no sputter

it could be a bad injector in the tb or bad fuel pump or ign module
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Old May 16, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Car: 1989 camaro rs
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Re: car dies while at good idle-just dies no sputter

she runs perfect though its a flat out die no stall or anything car runs like a freakin dream! i was thinking nuetral safety switch maybe?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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Car: 1985 IROC / 1986 SC
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Re: car dies while at good idle-just dies no sputter

My 85 IROC has done the same thing to me twice in the 3 years I have owned it. Just sitting at a light waiting for it to go green running sweet and instant dead. No warning. Instant off. Started right up both times and runs great. Very odd. Until it starts happening frequently I am not worrying about it.
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