2001 Hyundai Tiburon... oh... my god... haha. Help.

If I could list the problems I have had since getting this car.. I'd be here all day. So, if you dont mind.. I really need help on two things that are happening at the same time which are getting more frustrating by the minute.

First:
The car keeps shutting off while driving all of a sudden it'll just .. be gone. When I attempt to restart it .. it'll turn over, I think, but start to shake and then within 30 seconds it will shut off again. After a few attempts at restarting it will finally turn over and drive.. for weeks without another incident. During this.. the check engine light comes on and stays on but when the car starts to drive again, it turns off.


Second:
The fuel. When I add gas to the car.. it acts like it is full and the gas will even swell back up and spit out. But its empty or almost there according to the gage. If I go really slow and wait after the gas pump clicks off.. then I can add gas for another few seconds. But it takes 20+ minutes to fill my car.. and winter is back ::sigh:: and when it is cold and snowing.. its soooo horrible to be standing out there filling my car for what seems like eternity.


Any ideas?

"DaddysGirl" wrote in message

> I really need help on two things that are happening at the same time
> which are getting more frustrating by the minute.
>
> First:
> The car keeps shutting off while driving all of a sudden it'll just ..
> be gone. When I attempt to restart it .. it'll turn over, I think, but
> start to shake and then within 30 seconds it will shut off again.
> After a few attempts at restarting it will finally turn over and
> drive.. for weeks without another incident. During this.. the check
> engine light comes on and stays on but when the car starts to drive
> again, it turns off.
>
>
> Second:
> The fuel. When I add gas to the car.. it acts like it is full and the
> gas will even swell back up and spit out. But its empty or almost
> there according to the gage. If I go really slow and wait after the
> gas pump clicks off.. then I can add gas for another few seconds. But
> it takes 20+ minutes to fill my car.. and winter is back ::sigh:: and
> when it is cold and snowing.. its soooo horrible to be standing out
> there filling my car for what seems like eternity.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
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First; it smells like a fuel problem??? Sorry couldn't resist!!!
I would say that your fuel tank venting system is the cultprit system here.
Your car shutting off all of a sudden woult be because of the vaccum (low
pressure) in the gas tank and the fuel pump loosing suction.
The fuelling problem, again, since the fuel tank cannot vent properly, it
uses the filling tube to vent and thus the back flow out of the filling
neck.
Hope this helps you out.
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