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Wants to stall at stops

Chevrolet Malibu 2013 139432 miles

Suddenly wants to stall out when at a red light. Even at a stop sign, I can not do a complete stop or else the car wants to die. Not sure what it could be. At low rpm's, the car drives really rough, and I have to constantly gas it to stay on.

Malibu from United States 3 years ago

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Matt B from United States 8 months ago

Friend of mine had this issue. Turned out to be the battery. When the car was at higher RPM, the alternator was putting out enough amps to run the fuel pump. But when the car was at idle, there wasn’t enough power in the battery to keep it going.

Swap out the battery to see if that helps. It may be as simple as that. And if you just got a newer battery, have the auto parts store test it. Sometimes you get a bad battery, and that’s why they have warranties.