# Engine Dies While Idling in Gear at Stop Lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 3, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-dies-while-idling-in-gear-at-stop-lights/5448 "2007-10-03T23:01:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Columbus\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Columbus\_4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Columbus_4)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-dies-while-idling-in-gear-at-stop-lights/5448/1 "2007-10-03T23:01:35Z")
I have a '95 Pontiac Bonneville with little over 30,000 miles (actual miles). At Intermittent intervals, while I’m waiting at a traffic light or going at low speeds, without warning the engine gives two clicks and dies. I have to put it into park, and restart the engine. It goes along fine for awhile and then it happens again. I have changed the oil, put in a new battery, spark plugs, fuel filter, and air filter. My mechanic hasn’t found the root of the problem. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-dies-while-idling-in-gear-at-stop-lights/5448/2 "2007-10-03T23:30:02Z")
Can you elaborate on “two clicks”? ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-dies-while-idling-in-gear-at-stop-lights/5448/3 "2007-10-05T02:43:34Z")
“Clicks” sounds somewhat like relays, to me. It might be the fuel pump relay, or the some others. This is where a wiring diagram, and an electrical multimeter come into play, if one wants to do electrical troubleshooting (even if one DOESN"T want to do some electrical troubleshooting).