Hello, I have a problem with my 1998 Acura 3.2 TL which has had no problems until now (226k miles). It dies while it’s running, happened about 4 times now. I was sitting in an intersection this morning after driving about 3-5 minutes and it shook around a bit, then died (Gas tank 1/2 full). I was ab…

Did you replace the plugs with the same brand and part number that you removed? Has the check engine light come on lately? Does the engine only stall while idling? Does it seem that if the engine were idling somewhat faster it wouldn’t stall?

It could be a number of things. Make sure you don’t let the mechanic just throw parts at it, or it will get needlessly expensive very quickly. Unscrew the gas cap and see if that solves the problem. If so, you have a tank venting problem. It’s fairly common for venting problems to kill the car when…

I replaced the spark plugs with ones ‘recommended’ for my vehicle by an auto store (NGK iridium ones). The check engine light has not come on for about a year (and when it did, it was the catalytic converter going weak). Check engine light turned off and has stayed off for a year or so - but the cat…

sounds like an idle problem. rec. check for a dirty throttle body, if cleaning doesn’t work, check the idle control system/valve…

Cleaning the throttle and idle air control could solve the stalling at idle problem. The noise when shifting into a gear may be an engine mount.

Car dies while running!

Maintenance/Repairs

AlanY February 12, 2013, 2:48pm 6

It sounds like it could be the ignition switch, not the key lock cylinder but just the switch part that fits behind the key lock cylinder assembly. The symptoms sound typical to me, IMO. If so, it is a relatively inexpensive and not complicated fix.

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