I have had a tune up on a 1996 dodge stratus. My car still dies.do i need a fuel pump?

yes you need to return it back the the original mechanic that did the tune up on it,they should have corrected this problem ,and unless its something real serious you shouldn't be charged for it,if you took it in for that problem they should have seen that it was repaired,that could be something as simple as a bad throttle position sensor causing it to die like that,good luck on it.

Obviously if they diagnosed the problem and you paid to "correct" the problem I would have them " check everything one more time that he did to my car." That would be called common sense. Your question is way vague, did you ask your "mechanic" to do a tune up or did a reputable shop do a tune up after you paid a diagnostic fee? Need way more info. What is the fuel pressure key on engine off and key on engine on and what is the spec? With the info you gave, the little it was, I'd get it back to your so called mechanic and get it checked out.

your car should store a code, if it's a sensor problem, it may be scanned for clues. A crankshaft, or camshaft sensor will kill the ignition, and not show up on an OBD scan, if it takes a long time to restart, then it could be a fuel pump, so i would scan the Chrysler data connector, and test fuel pressure if there are no codes. the fuel pumps fail often. good luck.

ummmmm this car is known for sensor issues

it is to be one of the following.....cam sensor, crank sensor, timing sensor, throttle sensor

just any town shop can service this car, but any shop cant diagnose the troubles

needs to be put on a scope computer scan test

they will be able to see right away, most of the time what is at fault

fuel treatment add a bottle once a month more so in winter dont run tank low more so in winter

fuel filter replace once every few years

most likey dirty fuel system might clean it up or try that first

if it runs any at all pump working

it all points to water in your gas tank. or bad gas. just add some additives in there on your next fuel up. some stp would be ok.