I have a 2000 Toyota Celica. At first it used to slip gears and then I had a mechanic check it out. He said its a solenoid in the transmission which he changed.
The car sputters sometimes when at top speeds or on the highway. It acts like it doesn't want to move well or sometimes kicks in. When I buy fuel at the station it just shakes and the engine dies. Please, what could be wrong with my car?
The stalling at high speed could be a variety and/or combination of things: clogged fuel filter, dying fuel pump, collapsing rubber fuel line. The need for a high fuel flow (engine demand) can cause old rubber fuel lines to collapse (Bernoulli effect). Fuel pump or fuel filter are self-explanatory.
The Celica is fuel injected. If you uncap your gas tank with the engine running, that will affect fuel flow and make your engine stall. That's also an unsafe action: unsafe for you and everybody at the station.
