Car stalling and jerks while accelerating

Asked by Glen May 27, 2015 at 08:34 PM about the 1990 Buick LeSabre Limited Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Idle is pretty  good in neutral but
when driving  it jerks

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

Sounds like you're fuel filter is particularly clogged. Can not supply enough fuel under a load.

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