Need help car seems to stall and has trouble starting every once in awhile!

Symtoms:

1. Problem for months, Car cranks and turns but doesn't catch...I need to pump the gas throttle and it eventually catches. This doesn't happen every time I start the car only intermitantly!

2. This just happened for the first time yesterday, I'm driving
at around 30 mph and the car starts to hesitate while the throttle
is constant. So I push the gas and I see the RPMs swinging up and
down on my meter. I approach a traffic light and come to a stop and the car stalls after which it has problem 1 mentioned above.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
b

 

Is your check engine light coming on? Sounds definitely like an engine control management problem. If your CEL is coming on, I would suggest pulling the code (directions on the sticky on top of the threads) to find the problem.

There can be many reasons why your car is stalling. It could be an intake problem (car stalls because it can't get enough air), ignition problem, or even a transmission problem. Without more information on your part, it is very difficult to diagnose this problem.