I have a 2000 alero 2.4 Liter . I got it with about 144000 miles on it and put on 10000 more. Last week, for the 1st time, it died out while I slowing down, coming into town. I tryed to start it back up a few times, no go. Let it sit for 5 minutes and it started up fine. Thought maybe I had some bad gas and went and filled up and seemed to be fine. Next day, had it running for about an hour, I was about 5 minutes from home and it died again, this time when I was driving 55 mph. Had someone come help me out, 1st put some heat in the gas tank, ran for about 2 minutes then died. Checked my oil next, I was very low, so we got a few quarts, put it in, and car started and made it home. (I was 3 minutes away at that time, it had died like 4 times before that at 1 mile intervals pretty much) Thought maybe the low oil was the problem and it was good to go. Next night I am on my way to town again, and it dies about 6 miles into the trip. Takes me about 4 die outs or about 30 minutes before I get it home. Change the ignition control module with a used one 2 days ago, makes it about 9 miles and dies. Then we change out the fuel filter, and unplug the battery to reset the codes and whatever. and low and behold it seems to be working fine.car runs for like an hour, no problems, I drive it into town again make it about 40 minutes into my trip and it dies AGAIN. this was with my old ignition control module in. So we put the replacement used one in and it dies again after 9 minutes of driving. let it sit. starts up, get it home. Now this is where it sits cause I don't want to risk driving it anywhere any more until I try something else. Multiple people told me it sounds the ignition control module, but the used one didnt fix it. What if though, the used one was screwed up as well, and it go and try a bunch of other things it still don't fix it and it was the I.C.module all alonmg I was just unlucky enough to have 2 faulty ones. I guess I am just looking for ideas, or suggestions. I've read through the forums but I guess I'd like to try and get a fresh take on it.
So inconclusion,
Got
1.new gas
2.New oil
3.New fuel filter
4.Different Ignition control module (used)
= still dies.
?????