3.5L LX9 Engine - Start Stall - kw air driveability duct hard intake loose leak MAF manifold sensor

When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

Vehicle exhibits a start stall condition.

Check the air intake duct at the intake manifold for a loose clamp or misalign air intake duct allowing air to bypass the MAF sensor causing un-metered air to enter the engine and create the stall.

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Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

(2004 Chevrolet Malibu)

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