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- From: rrodabau@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald D Rodabaugh)
- Subject: Re: 1985 Cadillac V8 90k miles
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.054531.21486@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Summary: Get your money back...
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- Organization: The Ohio State University
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- Distribution: rec.autos.tech
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 05:45:31 GMT
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- In article <1399@ceylon.gte.com> SIL0@bunny.gte.com (Sheldon Lieberman) writes:
- >Recently purchased car from dealership with 90 day warranty. During 1st day
- >trial period the car stalled at low speeds (e.g. looking for parking spot
- >at mall). When I drove it later that day seemed ok. Dealer replaced part
- >of MAP sensor in computer control module.
- >Took car on highway, 'Service Now' light came on, car seemed ok. Drove for
- >20 minutes light went off then came on again. Return trip, same thing
- >occured. Car stalled while parking. Dealership replaced computer control
- >module, "road tested" the car for two days with no stalling.
- >Drove car for 1 hr -ok. During short drives (shopping with wife), car
- >stalls while parking. Return trip, the 'Service Now' comes on again for 10
- >mins then goes off. Car stalls while slowing down to enter traffic circle.
- >Stalls whether 'S.N.' light is on or off. Stalled while moving at 30 -40
- >MPH. Car always restarts. Above symptoms are sporadic. Sometimes sense
- >engine surge at idle or at low speeds. Any advice?
-
- Take it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
-
- David Rodabaugh rrodabau@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
- Senior, Mechanical Engineering
- The Ohio State University
-