# Chrysler Cirrus Nearly Stalling after Cold Start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, cirrus\ **Created:** [October 6, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050 "2010-10-06T21:34:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/1 "2010-10-06T21:34:38Z")
Winter is soon to arrive here in central PA. As the temperature began to decline at the end of the summer, my car began to act up. It is a '97 Cirrus with 167,000 miles. What happens is after I start the car (it usually starts on the first crank), it will have no power and nearly stall the first time I step on the gas. After about a 1-2 second delay, it will take off like normal and operate normally for the rest of the day (or until it sits long enough to cool down again). I am thinking fuel delivery, but the fuel pump and filter were replaced just over a year ago. What are some other possible culprits? ---
**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/2 "2010-10-06T21:56:21Z")
I’m thinking it has a failing engine sensor and after a few seconds the computer realizes that the reading coming from it doesn’t make sense and substitutes a guesstimate for its data instead. Is the check engine light on? ---
**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/3 "2010-10-08T13:32:01Z")
The check engine light is on, but the code I get is for the evaporative emissions system. I haven’t pulled the codes for awhile, though. ---
**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/4 "2010-10-10T12:22:31Z")
What is the code you’re getting? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/5 "2010-10-10T12:56:04Z")
Go have the codes pulled again. Write them all down (exact code lie P1234) and post them. ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/6 "2010-10-10T19:40:33Z")
I would think any one of the following could cause this, spark plugs, wires, or ignition coil. ---
**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/7 "2010-10-11T02:10:56Z")
I haven’t had the codes pulled, but I did the onboard diagnostic and got the following results (blinks of check engine light after cycling the ignition three times): 12, 43, 43, 66, 66, 55 (the last one just means it’s the last one). Based on some internet research, the 43 code points to either a misfire or the ignition coils. I’m not so sure about 66, or why I got two of either. Anybody know what my car is trying to tell me? I’ll try and get a scanner on it tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/8 "2010-10-11T20:06:25Z")
The codes: P1698 - No CCD Message From TCM P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfire P0303 - Misfire Cylinder 3 P0455 - EVAP Monitor Large Leak The guy at the unnamed auto store cleared the codes after I wrote them down. I drove about another 40 miles and the check engine light has not come back on yet. What’s priority and how should I tackle it? ---
**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-cirrus-nearly-stalling-after-cold-start/56050/9 "2010-10-25T03:12:41Z")
Codes posted…any ideas?