My car just shut off?!?!?!
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My car just shut off?!?!?!
I was driving down a cobblestone street, going slow, and all of a sudden, my car just shut off. I took the key out and tried to turn it back on and nothing happened. I unhooked my computer waited for a min and plugged it back in, turned the key in accessory, the chime came on this time, i didn't hear the fuel pump come on, and when i tried to turn it over, the gauges all turned to thier max value and the engine made no noise at all. i tried to change my memcal chip and got the same results. The weird thing is that my mini afc stayed on the whole time, with the key out ect. so i unhooked my power cable(the mini afc did shut off, that would scare me if it didn't), unhooked my computer, hooked everything back up after a minute and it gave the same result when i tried to start it. I checked all my fuses, all my grounds, and wiring. My windows don't even roll down, and my door poppers don't work.
So did my computer just take a big dump or what?
I've got a check engine light so i'm going to try and get it scanned today.
So did my computer just take a big dump or what?
I've got a check engine light so i'm going to try and get it scanned today.
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There is barely any corrosion on the terminals, only a hint of oxidizing. I took them off and inspected them when it happened. And i wasn't getting any low voltage befor this happened. (I'm always watching my gauges. I still have power to my gauge cluster and afc though too.
Another thing i forgot to mention is when i put the key in and turn it to accessory, the chime comes on but sounds different, the gauges start to climb up slow, like normal, but when i turn the key to turn it over, the gauges move faster torwards thier max value, if i let go the gauges slow down and if i try to turn it over agian, the gauges start moving faster agian torwards thier max value. all while nothing is happening in the engine, no clicking or anythin.
Dunno if that helps.
Another thing i forgot to mention is when i put the key in and turn it to accessory, the chime comes on but sounds different, the gauges start to climb up slow, like normal, but when i turn the key to turn it over, the gauges move faster torwards thier max value, if i let go the gauges slow down and if i try to turn it over agian, the gauges start moving faster agian torwards thier max value. all while nothing is happening in the engine, no clicking or anythin.
Dunno if that helps.
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The weird chime also happens at low voltage. But you say you watch the gauges all the time and didn't have low voltage? When my alternator went, I definitely watched the voltage drop over time. Test the battery voltage first if you don't have your own charger.
At any rate, you should have had a low voltage warning buzzer and light long before the car stalled. My low voltage warning goes off early enough that the car will still start even after it goes off.
At any rate, you should have had a low voltage warning buzzer and light long before the car stalled. My low voltage warning goes off early enough that the car will still start even after it goes off.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Alternator. You were running off the battery until the spark voltage got too low. Charge the battery and I bet it'll start.
Slow gauge sweep is the clue.
Slow gauge sweep is the clue.
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Originally Posted by John Deere Boy
The weird chime also happens at low voltage. But you say you watch the gauges all the time and didn't have low voltage? When my alternator went, I definitely watched the voltage drop over time. Test the battery voltage first if you don't have your own charger.
At any rate, you should have had a low voltage warning buzzer and light long before the car stalled. My low voltage warning goes off early enough that the car will still start even after it goes off.
At any rate, you should have had a low voltage warning buzzer and light long before the car stalled. My low voltage warning goes off early enough that the car will still start even after it goes off.
But what about my mini afc staying on with the key out?
I'll stick with Alternator.
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It WAS a bad ground!!!!!!!!!!!
I went back out for a second look. Sometimes it takes 2.
Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm gonna go drive my car!!!!!
I went back out for a second look. Sometimes it takes 2.
Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm gonna go drive my car!!!!!
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Bill you hit that on the money.... Low voltage, say a drop below 9-10v will send the PCM into an unhappy world of nonfunctionality... Mine was very displeased when my alternator went belly up...
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