Car will not stay running after jumped then after letting jumper cables sit on it the car ran for a minute and acts like it's not getting any gas but there is gas in the car. What could this be?
2007-01-16 11:23:25 · 7 answers · asked by baussey82 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
Sounds like your battery is dead charge the battery then check your alt. My guess over the net is that your alt went out and you've been running on the battery . Once the battery went flat the car dyed .When you jump it it runs till you remove the battery source. When you left the jumper on it charged the battery a little causing it to run but as the battery power goes down so does the performance. Your alt is more than likely dead and you'll more than likely need a battery also.Good luck hope I helped
GM tech for 20 years
2007-01-16 11:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Rudedude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This sure sounds like you have a dead battery caused by a faulty alternator. These cars require about 9-10 volts to keep their circuits alive. When you jump a car, your battery will recieve a partial charge from the other car. When you remove the jumpers the voltage will slowly get eaten up until it reaches a low enough level that your systems will shut off. You should have an gen. or battery warning light on your dash lighting up indicating this or a volt guage that shows nothing. You need to check this with a voltmeter across your battery when running. It should read about 14 volts with a charged battery. If your battery is dead, it will be around 13.5V. Get some checks on your charging system. Good luck.
2007-01-16 21:43:32 · answer #2 · answered by Deano 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no mechanic but it sounds like you have water in the gas.
Did it start doing it all of the sudden?
One time I was broke and I put some gas in my car that had been sitting in a gas can in the garage for God only knows how long and that is exactly what it did.
Get a bottle of dry gas and put it in the tank then fill up the tank with good gas. If that is the problem it won't fix it right away but it should make it better.
2007-01-16 19:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by dorie0371 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the battery checked, sounds like either it's shot or your alternator is bad, take the battery out and get it checked first to see if it.s good and if it is ok get it charged up and replace the alternator, that should take care of the problem.
2007-01-16 20:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the battery first
check the charging system second
if both ok, then check the fuel filter and then the fuel pump
2007-01-16 21:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by edna b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad alternator. The alternator is what charges your battery and if the alternator goes bad that the battery will not get charged.
2007-01-16 21:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by CAPTAIN GENIUS !! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not enough juice in the battery to run the fuel pump.
2007-01-16 19:28:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋