1990 2dr chevy lumina so mang problems help single mother please

i have a 90 chevy lumina it will crank but as soon as you put it in gear and try to accelerate it dies sometimes will go little ways then die in the middle of the road im a single mother who knows nothing about cars just really dont have the money to go to a machanic please help oil gauge flickers was told it could be wirering due to rain damage inside my car if you have any clue please help

I suppose it could be the oil pressure sensor wiring, but the car usually wouldnt start at all if that was the problem. It almost seems like a locked TCC. (Transaxle Converter Clutch) it locks the Torque converter when you reach highway speeds so it doesnt slip and create extra heat. It also helps some with feul mileage. When they get old they will get sticky and it wont disengage properly. This causes the car to stall when you stop. When the car stalls is the engine cold/warm? Were you driving at speeds over about 45mph before it stalls? Will it stall if you are rolling? Or just when you stop? Does it chug for a few seconds or does it just die without warning?

Im in agreement with the member above. Looks like you might have a stuck solenoid that controls the TCC. It's not uncommon for them to do that in those transmissions. The part is not expensive ($30), but the labor is semi intense. I would say that to replace the solenoid would cost about $325 parts and labor. -Chris

the TCC typically causes a stall as the car comes to a stop after a period of cruising above 40 mph on level roads. The car will "fight" the brakes as you stop, and stall with a lot of violent rocking and bucking of the motor. It will restart right away, but the motor will "slam" to a halt when an attempt to put it in gear is made. After sitting and allowing the TCC solenoid to bleed pressure for some time and finally release, the car will act normal again. But there is no mistaking the abruptness of the motor "kill" when it occurs. If you put it in gear and it moves at all before stalling, this is not your problem.

You might try looking at my post...the one with "even tried a psychic" in the title...there's some good suggestions in there!

I would go with either a crank sensor, or a fuel pressure regulator. Have someone pull the codes for you, and see if the computer has picked up on a bad sensor. if not, you'll have to have the fuel pressure tested to see if it's up to spec.

:banghead: I am trying to fix my 93 Lumina 3.1 (not euro) right now. We have figured that it is the fuel pump, once again. After reading through alot of post here, I see that the early Luminas seen to have the same sort of probs. Have u checked the fuel pump and/or fuel pump relay? just a thought but I am no machanic to say the least, just sounds like probs I had been having. Also, we removed the catalatic converter....shewwww don't tell anyone...lol and ran a str8 pipe...that took care of the stalling at take off prob. When the cat. converter was clogged the car would bearly start and take off before dying.

i have a 90 chevy lumina it will crank but as soon as you put it in gear and try to accelerate it dies sometimes will go little ways then die in the middle of the road im a single mother who knows nothing about cars just really dont have the money to go to a machanic please help oil gauge flickers was told it could be wirering due to rain damage inside my car if you have any clue please help

I had the same problem. My brother inlaw replaced fuel injectors that took car of stahling

fuel injectors

I had the same problem. My brother inlaw replaced fuel injectors that took car of stahling

what about using some good fuel injector cleaner? It might work or might not, but it'd sure be cheaper than replacing the injectors---unless you're sure they need to be replaced!

If you live in a town with a automotive votech school, try them. If the secretary tells you they just work on newer cars, ask to speak (or at least leave a message) to an instructor. Good luck. (The one I went to charged 10 bucks plus parts. )