FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW MY CAR HAS CHUGGED THEN DIED WHEN PUMPING FUEL. NOT WHEN I OPEN THE GAS CAP. NOT WHEN I FIRST INSERT THE GAS PUMP, ONLY WHEN GAS IS BEING PUMPED IN. IT SPUTTERS & CHUGS REAL HARD, DIES & TO RESTART IT YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL & KEEP THE GAS PEDAL HELD DOWN UNTIL I DRIVE IT DOWN THE ROAD A SHORT DISTANCE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. SITTING STILL OR DRIVING, IT HAS A SOFT CIRCULAR HIGH PITCHED SOUND. ALSO, I'VE BEEN GETTING APPROX 100 LESS MILES PER TANK OF GAS. I DON'T KNOW THAT ALL ARE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD THE TIMING BELT CHANGED, AS RECOMMENDED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED ABOUT 40,000 MILES AGO.
Mar 20, 2009 at 12:51 PM