Stalls After Running For A Long Time

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$50
Average Mileage:
127,750 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
  2. fuel pump (1 reports)
1990 Pontiac Trans Sport engine problems

engine problem

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1990 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner Comments

problem #4

Aug 162007

Trans Sport 3.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 120,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This applies to the 3.0L engine with throttle body fuel injection ( I believe this was the only engine offered this model year ). This happened to me repeatedly, in the afternoon on the way back from work. I'm trained as a mechanic so I started with the basics... Air, spark, fuel, no blockage of the intake...so I have air, checked spark...that was good, removed the air cleaner and checked the fuel flow out of the injectors ( they are visible ) and found that fuel flowing out of them was not smooth, it was ragged and interrupted. First I changed the fuel filter...always start small and cheap ; ) that didn't work. So next was the fuel pump, I dropped the tank and installed the new pump...problem solved. I must say I'm impressed that this is the only problem I see listed. She has been good to me, knock on wood, the only other problem I've had is the door handles, the little tab on the inside breaks often needing to be replaced. Hope this helps.

- e.roman, Springfield, IL, US

problem #3

Nov 072006

(reported on)

Trans Sport

  • Automatic transmission
  • 97,000 miles

My van stalls out after you have been driving it for a while. If you let it sit for a few minutes it will go again. I have no problem restarting it but when you put it in drive it dies!!! We have had to have it towed numerous times and when we get it home it starts up and runs okay! The wrecker driver told me it was a sensor but none seems to know what the problem is!!!

- Jan D., Houston, TX, US

problem #2

Jan 182007

(reported on)

Trans Sport 3.2L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 190,000 miles

please help I'm a single mother of three and my 1990 Pontiac Transport stalls after a length of time driving and takes about five minutes to start back up

- Jennie M., Ocilla, GA, US

problem #1

Feb 282003

(reported on)

Trans Sport

  • 104,000 miles

o.k. here I go. everyone and their grandma has theiropinon. No one has been able to diagnose correctly. when I run my van around town for any length of time, it stalls out. It doesnt overheat just stalls. I can get it started again after a couple tries and slowwwwwwwly starting again and again get to the nearest place to pull into. Then I sit and wait and Im off and running again > I can not drive anywhere especially highway I GOT STUCK ON THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY COULDNT MERGE INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF STALLING VERY SCARY CAUSED A DAMM PANIC ATTACK PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- sponge, Kenosha, WI, US

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