Why does my car stall when low on gas?

Tiny
DGARRETT37808
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  • 1998 ACURA TL
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  • 218,819 MILES
Im a proud owner of a 1998 Acura 3.2 TL. Over the past year I have had the problem of my car stalling when coming to a stop. Ive realized that my car has to be at least over half to keep this problem from occuring. I dont know if its a sensor within my gas system that has went bad but when I ask mechanics about this issue they have not been able to come up with a conclusion. Ive had my car inspected twice, and one concluded that I needed to change my fuel filter. That didnt help. My logical guess as mentioned before that there is a sensor within my fuel system that has went bad. With it being on low fuel, and the gas floe being pushed to the front of the car, my car reads as if there is no gas causing me to recrank it. Sometimes its a hard crank due to the confusion of no gas being there. I hope this is enough detail and hope that you all can assist me to finding out this problem. Thanks.
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 3:09 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Check the fuel pump connections and hoses. When hoses are bad, they can result in the fuel pump drawing in air resulting in the stalling.
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 3:38 PM
Tiny
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Im taking it to the dealership monday morning, what all do you feel I need to mention to them/info I need to get from them. Reason being im not letting do the work I just want them to tel =l me whats wrong
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 3:44 PM
Tiny
KHLOW2008
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The fuel pump is intank and and has hoses connected to it. When fuel level is low, the hoses would be exposed and not imersed by fuel. Any leakages in the suction portion of the hose can result in air being drawn into the fuel delivery system resulting in the stalling.

Just a guess, the dealer is not going to tell you much except to leave the car for them to check.
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 11:18 PM

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