Q: 2011 Malibu starts and dies right away.
I was driving my 2011 2.4L malibu on Interstate and it died. Waited a few minutes, it started and got it home. Next day started drove a couple miles and died while driving again. Now it starts and dies and won't stay running.
My car has 122000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hi there. It sounds like you have a fuel pump failing. What may be happening is the fuel pump runs for a few minutes, heats up, then shuts down. I’ve experienced this same condition in my history. I suggest having a qualified technician perform an inspection to avoid replacing unnecessary parts. Your Mechanic has several available technicians that can assist you with a car starts then dies inspection.
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