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1996 Malibu Stalling?

I have a 1996 Chevy Malibu with the 3.1L V6 engine that stalls repeatedly when it warms up and is in gear. A tune-was done, the throttle body was cleaned, and the mass air flow sensor is clear. It will re-start immediately like nothing happened. The fuel pressure stays steady at about 50psi. It has 116,000 miles on it. No check engine codes. Any ideas?

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  • Chris
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    I have a 01 Malibu with same engine and all. I had similar issue and found out I had two bad spark plug wires that werent crimped at the spark plug connector all the way. I did the tune up with new plugs and wires myself and it drives like new. I had been dealing with that issue for over year and thought it was a bad computer. I did the same things as you with cleaning the MAF and throttle body.

    If it doesnt throw any codes it can possibly be a bad coil pack too and no codes will be thrown on these if the fuel filter or injectors are clogged also.

    Good luck :)

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    i actually know precisely what the situation is, although im unsure in the event that they have been waiting to thoroughly fix it. the situation is in the ecu, the pc on your motor vehicle, often times it forgets the secret's on, and shuts the motor vehicle down, my lady buddy's motor vehicle does this often times, and its a 2002? it had to do with a programming computer virus, besides the shown fact that it wasnt important sufficient to have a bear in mind. it affected in basic terms a small share. ask them to interchange the ecu, it particularly is around... one hundred fifty to 3 hundred greenbacks. greater suited than the injectors like a number of different guy suggested, they run around 200 each and each. you choose 6. the pc wont examine a code because of the fact the engine gentle doesnt come on. attempt the ecu and it would fix your situation.

  • 1 decade ago

    change the fuel filter. Might be something as simple as that.

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