1999 Chevy Cavalier Starts fine, then really rough idle, an

Tiny
IDRIVEAG
  • MEMBER
  • 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 89,000 MILES
I will start the car and everything seems fine. I drive down the road for a block and something happens, like a small hiccup and then no matter how much gas I give it, it has no power or rev up. If I back off the gas and then lightly press I get power back. At idle the car is super rough like a dropped cylinder but when I disconnect the electrical connector from the alternater it smooths right out. So I drove it with this connector disconnected and I never lost power. The alternater was tested good, so what is downstream that could be fouling this up? I just replaced the fuel pump, fuel regulator, and filter, and map sensor. Help please!
Monday, April 12th, 2010 AT 1:57 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
KHLOW2008
  • MECHANIC
  • 41,815 POSTS
Hi idriveag,

Thank you for the donation.

The alternator charging is also controlled by the PCM and from the symptom description, you might have a faulty PCM.

You would need to get it tested.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 AT 12:27 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links