CdShiflett
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ISO: Reliable place to get vehicle diagnostics and repair. Reasonable in price. Lexington Park, Great Mills, Leonardtown area. Thank you
One of the most cost effective things you can do is some basic diagnostics on your own combined with Advance or Autozone or a $15 OBDII dongle from Amazon. Just some basic stuff can narrow down the possible causes and help you get your vehicle repaired correctly.
Just take it to the car dealer service center. They are familiar with your make and model vehicle and the common issues and how to properly fix them.
So the auto parts places didn't give you any codes? Is the check engine light on? You don't top off the tank when you fill up, do you? And what sort of vehicle is it. Some, if the tank is topped off, the vapor recovery system can be damaged. Some Dodges especially. If you drive around the back side of the local Dodge dealer, there are usually 3-5 fuel tanks laying out there that had to be replaced because Dodge built part of the system into the tank so you have to replace the whole thing.
Just take it to the car dealer service center. They are familiar with your make and model vehicle and the common issues and how to properly fix them.
Thank You. I was trying to avoid that. They are usually much more pricey. It's a 2000 Mercury Villager. We have anew vehicles. But I need this one. Can't afford another nor to put a thousand in it.
Well I could put that much in it but I won't!
Yep, that's why the Jeep dealership replaced a $400 shifter in the wifes 2015 Jeep that did not fix the problem. Which I fixed by replacing a $170 battery.
There is a very honest little shop in Callaway..St. Mary's Automotive. The fella that runs that is a master mechanic and very good at diagnostics too, without resorting to simply replacing parts to see if anything changes. Though I'm also a decent mechanic, I take some of my vehicles to him when I don't have the time or later-model skills to deal with something.
YOU totally knew what I meant. Glad you weren't taken.
My bet is either a clogged fuel filter or a failing fuel pump. Your description has classic symptoms of fuel starvation. A clogged filter or weak pump will let just enough gas thru to idle or run at low speed, but at highway speed or especially under heavy acceleration it can't get enough fuel.
Fuel starvation sounds right. Fuel pump IMHO. The problem was/is intermittent which usually points to electrical.
Try Marks automotive just south of PAX main gate. Incredibly knowledgeable, honest, speedy, and reasonably priced service. I have lived in somd for over 15 years and been their customer over 10. Truly the best in their craft in the area.
There is a very honest little shop in Callaway..St. Mary's Automotive. The fella that runs that is a master mechanic and very good at diagnostics too, without resorting to simply replacing parts to see if anything changes. Though I'm also a decent mechanic, I take some of my vehicles to him when I don't have the time or later-model skills to deal with something.