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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 11:57 PM
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Charismatism
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From: New Liberty, IA
Default Re: NA Misfires, shudders, stalls

I'm gonna head home and pull the RCM and check it out. I've never done soldering before but I think I'll be able to identify bad connections. I should have done this at the very beginning like every thread I've read has told me to lol.

It would make sense if the fuel pump relay was cutting out due to a bad connection. The car will usually miss when taking off shortly after start-up (I live just meters from the highway), and it might do it for a few miles but it usually will quit for a good time. This issue occurs every driving cycle but at random, so it's tough for me to diagnose.. but the way the car fails it just doesn't seem like it can be anything other than an electrical/computer issue.. Of course, the fuel filter could be getting old or the pump itself might not be giving the output it should and that could add to the situation.

I don't get out much but trips in the Crossfire are always greater than 15 minutes from A to B. When I drive an hour on the highway like I do most weekends, the car runs decent at first but will drive poorly with the dramatic hiccups for the first few minutes. Then it will be fine and I forget about it until I'm about half an hour or so into the drive when it starts hiccuping some more. But when I arrive, I like to shut the car off right away and let it sit til the morning before I try and go anywhere again because I fear it will just get worse if I try to drive it a second trip starting warm.
 
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