Expert: Sean Halliday - 5/31/2010

Question
I have a 1997 chrysler concorde and i have been having problems with it surging while driving and then dying and not starting again for a while. But recently i was driving down the freeway and the car shook a bunch and i had to get on the throttle almost all the way to run the car 30-35 mph when i got off the freeway it died completlely overheated and now i cannot get it to start at all. Can you help me please

Answer
Possible causes are,MAF sensor,fuel filter/pump.It is odd that it overheated,this is not normal unless you have another major problem such as a blown head gasket or fault in the cooling system.Either way this engine will need to be looked at by a shop.The fact that you say it died and then overheated doesnt make sense.It would have overheated and then died perhaps?Poor running can be a factor with coolant in the cylinders.Hence a blown gasket which is not uncommon on this model.