kmanning
Member
- Joined
- September 27, 2009
- Messages
- 15
- Reaction score
- 7
- City, State
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '02 XLT
After filling up with gas (I am not an over-filler), car began surging around 30 mph once I had driven a couple of miles. Then stalled. Gas was also dripping onto the driveway. The gas came from the top of the fuel tank, down the driver side of the fuel tank, and dripped onto the driveway. Appeared to originate at the rectangular box sitting on top of the gas tank, specifically where a line/hose/cable meets the rectangular box. Changed fuel filter and symptoms disappeared until next fill-up. Stalled again, more gas on driveway, and decided to take it to a shop, which is about 5 miles away. Got within a half mile of the shop and it died. Restarted and got 5 more blocks and it died again. At that point each time I restarted, it would die immediately. Called for a tow, and when tow truck got there an hour later the car fired right up and was able to drive it onto the rollback. The shop could not replicate the problem. They did a computer system diagnostic and testing, checking for trouble codes and tested the computer system and sensors. Found nothing wrong. They did see something misshapen about the air inlet housing, repaired that, and cleaned the "mass air meter" (MAF sensor?). They told me to try driving it and if I had more problems to bring it back. I have zero confidence in taking this vehicle out on the highway for fear that it will stall in traffic. Do you have any ideas about what could be the problem? I told the shop I thought it might be in the evaporative emissions, but evidently they could not find a problem there.