1999 Oldsmobile Alero Stalling

HMARTIN782

MEMBER
1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
4 CYL
AWD
AUTOMATIC
72,000 MILES

About 3 months ago, I had to come to a rather sudden stop from 45 mph and my car just stalled. Sometimes, it chokes when I tap brakes and then accelerate, or when I pull away from a stop. When I went to leave the store today, it stalled when I went to pull out of parking spot, and then again as I was trying to pull in my driveway. I almost took out the mailbox

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RASMATAZ

MECHANIC
75,992 POSTS

Check and test the fuel pressure, throttle position and manifold absolute pressure sensors-also the TCC solenoid

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Sunday, September 26th, 2010 AT 6:22 PM

ROBERTFERELLO

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My daughters Alero (4cyl 2.4, 178,000 miles) also had the same problem. Would stall coming to a stop or when coasting. Rough idle and stumble or stall, sometimes both if you put the slightest pressure on the accelerator when stopped in gear. No check engine light.I eliminated the obvious. Had fairly new spark plugs. Replaced the spark plug boots/connectors and fuel filter (original filter!). But still had same problem. Then I saw it! When the engine was at idle the vacuum was sucking the hose to the map sensor closed! Replaced with $2.00 peice of vacuum hose. Problem gone. Still has inherent shaky idle but runs good. Im happy. And solved the problem myself. Sometimes the vacuum hose looks fine at the sensor but is split where it connects to the vacuum port on the other side.