Engine stalls while driving

[gunn20002001]

g'day all.. im a new member and thought you guys could help me with a problem im having with my vt..

Sometimes in the middle of driving the engine just stalls! it can usually be just pulled over onto the side of the road and started again.. sometimes it doesnt quite get to the point of stalling but just has an extreme lack of power and no acceleration ability for a few seconds.. whats going on?? PLEASE HELP ME

[davway]

id have a look at the fuel pump or coil packs.
it will be either of the 2.

[gunn20002001]

Thank you will give them a try and let you know if it fixes my problem

[brisbane_vt]

id have a look at the fuel pump or coil packs.
it will be either of the 2.

Same thing happened to me about 6 months ago - it was the coil pack

[majestic975]

HI
I had the same problem with my VT a couple of years ago. This faulty sensor heats up and the computer doesnt spray fuel into the cylinder because the sensor its telling it not to, not sure what the sensor is called but its at the front of the engine, , but after you have the car turned off for around 10 minutes it starts again, am I correct?
Took it to Holden dealer to fix it. They 'fixed it', but it did the same thing on the way home right in the middle of peak hour traffic in the middle lane, plus my wallet was lighter by $350.
Took the car to a Holden specialist service centre, they put it on Tech2 and found the the problem was with this sensor which tells the computer when to spray fuel in the cylinder according to what position the cylinder or crankshaft is(not sure which one and cant remember it exactly as it was 2 years ago now). They charged me $200 to replace the faulty sensor (was faulty due to wear and tear). Been servicing my car there all the time since then. Apparently this sensor needs replacing on the VT's when they reach around 200 000k's due to wear and tear.
I hope this will help you track down the problem as it sounds liek the problem I had.

[deanos70]

maybe a crank angle sensor

[gunn20002001]

Hey all thank you for all the help so the car shit its self today in middle lane of busy road called RACV they came out and told me it might be a couple of things could be a Crank angle sensor or it could be a DFi module so first thing tomorrow watson holden are putting on the tech2 machine to see wat the problem is i will keep you all posted on wat the outcome is THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP

[danny1987]

my vt did the same thing ended up the fuel sender was shorting out

[K30173]

Hi there

My VT Calais had similar problems 7 years ago. Would stall at the most inconvienent times - in the middle of busy intersections, going into round abouts. After taking it to 3 Holden dealers, another so call well known car repair (and over $1000 spend with no return), and making a mess of my front passenger mag and sideskirt, I ended up taking it to a local performance place who had the car for 6 weeks but nutted out the problem. They replaced the oxygen sensors and haven't had a problem with stalling since - just every other VT jinx - Ignition falling apart, ABS module dying etc...

Holdens plugged it up to the computer but I can't remember what the error code was - but when they replaced that bit it did nothing.

Friends of ours with a VS also had similar problem and replaced their Oxygen sensors as well. All good for them as well

Hope this helps.
K

[ACEMonkey]

I'm wondering, is there a fuel filter in these models and how would one know where to look for the fuel filter or if the filter has been changed during servicing?

It sounds like a blocked fuel filter can starve the car of fuel from low fuel pressure, which can look a bit like a faulty fuel pump. Can anyone shed a light on this?

[forhuksake]

the fuel filter is at the back under the car its located on the drivers side near the diff i dont think thats the problem, look at the pomp (iin the tank) or the dfi module, it could be a long list or a short one via the tech 2

[Robbo_c]

yeah same problem with mine was a crank angle sensor and abs control module.

[sikm8]

Hi Guys,
I have just fixed this exact problem on my wife's VT V6. Yesterday it died about 2ks from home, went and had a look and it had no spark at all, she also mentioned that it missed every now and then in the hour before it died.

After towing the car home and did some testing, found the car was giving a Code 49 Error - Cam/Crank angle sensor intermittent. Thought it was the CAS, but even when the engine was cold it still didn't start.

This morning it started, ran for about 5 mins then stopped never to start again, UNTIL I wiggled the plug on the DFI (DIS) Module (Under the Coil Pack). I was then able to recreate the problem every time just by wiggling the plug. Pulled the plug out, cleaned and squeezed all the connections and plugged it back in.

The car has been idling now for about an hour, it hot and I am unable to get it to die.

So before you go out and spend a bucket load of cash, check, clean and tighten all connections to the DFI, Cam and crank angles sensors.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Fady