AC stalls Breeze

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Shawn Hirn, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. Shawn Hirn

    Shawn Hirn Guest

    I have a '98 Plymouth Breeze, which I bought new. I forget the size of
    the engine, but I seem to recall its a small Mitzubishi six cylinder.
    For the past two summers, when I am moving slowly (like in very heavy
    traffic) or at a stop light, my car will sometimes stall when the air
    conditioner is on. In the space of a few seconds while going very slow
    or idling, the car will begin to run very rough, then simply stall on
    me. If I notice the car starting to run rough when I am moving slowly or
    stopped and I quickly reach over and turn off the AC, it doesn't stall.
    This problem is very annoying. When I restart the car (which usually
    takes two or three minutes), it runs fine the rest of the trip.

    When this problem first started to occur, I took the car to the dealer
    where I bought it. The dealer was unable to find a problem. Last year, I
    also took it to an independent garage to be looked at. They do good work
    there at reasonable rates. I took it there today again for a few items
    and I asked them to find out why it stalled. They called me and said
    they too found nothing wrong and they could could not get the car to
    stall. This stalling happens if the car has been running only a few
    minutes, orif its been running for a while.

    Does anyone have any ideas on what's causing this problem? Other then
    this stalling problem when the AC is on, my Breeze works great!
     
    Shawn Hirn, Aug 1, 2007
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  2. Shawn Hirn

    Lloyd Guest

    No. Only 2 engines for Breeze: 2.0 sohc 4 and 2.4 dohc 4, both made
    by Chrysler. Stratus and Cirrus, sister JA cars, offered the Mitsu
    2.5 sohc V6, but not the Breeze.
     
    Lloyd, Aug 1, 2007
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  3. Shawn Hirn

    Shawn Hirn Guest

    Thanks for the correction. The question still stands though. How do I
    get the car to stop stalling when the AC is on and the engine is near or
    at idle?
     
    Shawn Hirn, Aug 2, 2007
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  4. Shawn Hirn

    Patok Guest

    Try cleaning the TPS (throttle position sensor). I have no idea if
    this will help in a Breeze/Stratus. I had that same problem in a
    Mitsubishi, where it helped. The reason there was that the TPS was not
    detecting that it is in idle (the throttle fully released), and failed
    to maintain the pre-set idle RPM.
     
    Patok, Aug 2, 2007
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  5. Shawn Hirn

    philthy Guest

    idle air control motor may have a clogged passage or is not operating
    correctly
     
    philthy, Aug 5, 2007
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