'96 Sunfire dies at stoplight !HELP!!

Hey Gang,

Any thoughts on what might be the problem with my 1996 Sunfire (2dr/automatic/60K miles). When the car is in idle, the rpm's surge between 700-1000K. When I am driving there seems to be no problems until I come to a stop...that is when the car will die every now and then. The car has a new alternator, battery seems to be good. I live in the cold climate of Chicago, so I have added "Heat" to the fuel to dissapate any water that may be in the fuel. Also, I added injector cleaner but I still have the problem.

Any thought?

Thanks,
Joseph

Hi there. i just bought the same 96 sunfire car used. did you ever get an answer to this issue? mine just did the same thing. same exact issue. i have 31k miles on my car. it is a convertible that was not daily driven, hence the low miles...thanks!!!!!

Hey Gang,

Any thoughts on what might be the problem with my 1996 Sunfire (2dr/automatic/60K miles). When the car is in idle, the rpm's surge between 700-1000K. When I am driving there seems to be no problems until I come to a stop...that is when the car will die every now and then. The car has a new alternator, battery seems to be good. I live in the cold climate of Chicago, so I have added "Heat" to the fuel to dissapate any water that may be in the fuel. Also, I added injector cleaner but I still have the problem.

Any thought?

Thanks,
Joseph

my 1996 does the same thing but for some reason only when its 70 degrees or warmer outside and even once in awhile not just at a stop sign but definitely worse. So wondering what you guys come up with please and email me

Thank you
Mike Choiselat
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