# 2000 bonneville

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-bonneville/28263>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 24, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-bonneville/28263 "2009-03-24T23:40:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![satplus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@satplus1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/satplus1)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-bonneville/28263/1 "2009-03-24T23:40:54Z")

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90,000 miles, stalls sporadically, never had any problems w/car before,original owner, feels like it is running out of fuel but acts like electrical short. any help?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-bonneville/28263/2 "2009-03-24T23:48:15Z")

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Idle speed is controlled by the Idle Air Control valve (IAC). If this valve is dirty or worn you may have inconsistent idle or stalling. Cleaning or replacing the valve may help.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-bonneville/28263/3 "2009-03-25T00:45:34Z")

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And, you may be right—it may be running out of fuel because of a restrictive, dirty, fuel filter. A fuel filter, which hasn’t been changed on scheduled, is a problem waiting to happen.