if i used a wrong wattage brake light on my 1994 Pontiac Sunbird , could it make it

[God's Reporter]

sputter and die at? stoplights and not start again until after it's had 15 or 20 minutes to cool down?

 

[melsg5]

No, it would just be a brighter or dimmer bulb. Sounds like a fuel system problem. Start with replacing filter then go to checking pump relay and pump