Why does my 1989 Cutlass Ciera with the 2.5L engine stall, after battery replacement?
Asked by highlander78 Aug 26, 2013 at 09:51 AM about the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Just had battery replaced on 1989 Cutlass Ciera, 2.5L, and now it stalls after a few minutes, and under 1/4 mile of driving. Any idea as to why?
3 Answers
Throw the old battery back in it and see if it still does it, most likely does't have anything to do with the new battery.
commonsense answered 8 years ago
Been having same problem. Ran car several timez this last month near empty on gas. I believe the gad filter got clogged with bottom-tank gook. It wld start up, drive, then cut out & not start right up. Battery/alternator ok. Guna change the gas filter 2 morro. Try that....might work
Had the same problem about 5 years ago with my 1992 Cutlass Supreme after it sat for 2 days with a dead battery. I called the local GM dealer and they told me of a few steps to correct the idle memory. It was something like start it and hold at 1500 rpms for 2 minutes then shut down and a few more steps....can't remember !!! Anyone know the steps ???
