OK so recently my car has started to act a little different. When I brake the car starts to shake a little and then act like its going to die, but never does (not yet). This usually only happens in the morning with the 1st few stops I have to make on the way to work. After the car gets warmed up I guess, I dont notice it happening anymore. What could this be? My only thought could be that it is the battery. Thanks in advance. Im no where near smart when it comes to cars...
well it could just be that your car idles horribly before it warms up. I however am not a car expert either but it just sounds like maybe you need to use fuel injector or something to clean out the engine.
Sounds familiar. I have had cars that did that as well. The key point is to isolate is this a braking issue or really the fact that you are not giving it gas. When it starts to do it let off the gas and let it coast up to a light and try not to apply the brake until you have to. Mechanic explained it this way: Gas + Oxygen + Fire = Boom. (Granted, I did ask him to explain it to me like I was 4 years old...) It could be that you are not getting the right amount of gas because of clogged fuel injectors so when you let off the gas and a god amount is not being forced, the small amount that comes through when you let off is not getting in there to give the engine gas or not enough air because the Mass Air Flow is dirty / messed up or the Air Filter is clogged, hoses old, cracked, or leaking or the plugs aren't firing at the right time to give the spark to ignite the mixture properly. Bottom line (for me at least) go to the mechanic. Try to take it first thing in the morning or take it late one night drop it off and ask them to check it early when they first get there.
i don't think the battery has anything to do with it. if your car starts, you can pretty much discount the battery, as long as everything else is working. you can even remove the battery and the car would still run. does sound like fuel injector problem.
depending on your car, it could be a broken vacuum hose. Your car has 2 idles. One when the engine is cold (high) and one when the engine is warmed up. (low) There is a vacuum hose that gets your engine a little rev higher so that it can idle and not die until it's warmed up.
I would go with this explanation or a timing issue. If it is the latter, you may just be in need of a tune up. If your injectors were clogged, you'd also have issues with acceleration and start-up. If it were the plugs, the issue wouldn't be during idling so much as it would be the enginge missing during acceleration, and it would persist whether the car was cold or warm. There's no way to know for sure until you or a mechanic investigate, however. In these situations, it's always best to start at the simplest solution and work your way up from there.
Whoa. It may be the same thing I had. Here's my description of what happened to me: I would drive. Anytime I would start going somewhere faster than 50, than eventually stop at a red light, stop sign, etc my car would start shaking. The engine would nearly die down then rev up back to idle constantly. The lights on my dashboard would dim down. If I stayed at that stop for too long my car would sometimes die. Otherwise I would continue driving and it's fine until I hit another stop. One time I was headed toward South Beach coming off an exit, everything started dying, and I even lost some braking power! I ended up stopping a car length past the corner. Fortunately no one was there and there were no accidents. The only way to get this thing to stop happening at every stop was to stop my car for a few minutes and then resume driving. I asked my gear head friends who had several ideas, but none were sure what it was. I had to see 3 different mechanics, the first two who did not get it fixed at all. From the problem I had, I thought it might have to do w/ the battery or the engine. Seems obvious. The third mechanic said it was something with my brakes. I don't think it was just replacing the brake pads, I think there's another component of the brake system that needed to be fixed/replaced. Sorry, I don't remember the exact diagnosis. Anyways, problem solved. On my Toyota Camry the bill came to ~$200. I was so relieved, I had to live with this problem for a year and was getting frustrated that no one could fix it. Hopefully this is helpful in your case.
Maybe he needs to check his gunk... his gunk... his lovely manly gunk... his gunk... his gunk... his lovely manly gunk... check it out... o/~ Have someone who knows about pads and shoes and rotors and drums check the brakes, man. OR, you could try this test: at home, bring your hose to the car. Shoot water inside the rim... if you see that there's a lot of black stuff (and I mean a LOT, not just a little bit), that means that the brake pads are either gone or that the drum is worn out to its last "legs" so-to-speak. Check the breaks, though. At first, it seemed to me that your car could have some distributor cap problems and problems with the spark plugs misfiring, but if it only happens when you are stopping and when the brakes are cold, it could be just the brakes. Or... it could be your gunk... your gunk... your lovely manly gunk... check it out... "My Junk" - by Fergie, response by SwoLy-D has been copyrighted.
thanks guys. i havnt really noticed the problem as much lately but of course ill go check it out sometime soon. probably the best. it did it this morning but nearly not as bad as before when i decided to make this thread. i hope its cheap and quick...
