Whenever we stop or slow down, the car stops

ASHLYNN KELLEY

MEMBER
2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
2.2L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
100,000 MILES

Whenever we stop or slow down, the car stops. After parking the car recently, it will not start at all. We replaced the starter, replaced the battery, tried to jump start it, all to no avail. Once replacing the battery there is definitely more give and it is acting like it will fire up then stops. It recently had the cylinder head replaced.

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 AT 6:12 PM

1 Reply

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
110,176 POSTS

Welcome to 2CarPros.

The idle issue can be related to an engine vacuum leak, a faulty idle air control valve, and so on. Since the head was replaced, my first suspect would be a vacuum leak.

Now I'm not sure exactly what is happening. Does the starter engage? If it does, have you checked for spark and fuel to the engine? If it doesn't crank, have you checked the starter relay and fuses?

If the starter does engage, take a look through this link to see if anything is helpful.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

Let me know exactly what is happening. From what I read, it sounds like the starter engaged and by itself, stopped working.

I will watch for your reply.

Joe

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Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 AT 3:36 PM