Starts but shuts right off

Asked by GuruHXMTS Jul 14, 2019 at 06:06 PM about the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car starts but stalls right away
like its starving for gas.

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Randy answered 4 years ago

Turn your key to the on position and listen for the hummm of the fuel pump it will do this when key is on. You may have a fuel relay problem for a car that old. It should be labeled on the fuse cover where that is. Not a flat fuse but a box looking figure with 30 on side. You might see 85 and 87 also in some kind weird diagram. Good luck

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