Q: I'm trying to find out what is the cause is it a fuel relay is it the fuel pump or it seems electrical cuz it'll just died

asked by on October 17, 2017

The car is cutting off it seems like it's not getting any fuel it'll stop and start or you have to wait a few minutes or even up to an hour for it to start it'll go a block sometimes it'll go 20 blocks I don't know if it's the fuel pump or the fuel relay it but it seems electrical

My car has 236174 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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