Car turned off while driving

blackhawk07 · 03-23-2012, 07:48 PM

SO i was driving to the car wash and gave the car some gas in 2nd to make a light and before i could go into the third the car shut off gauge cluster was off but my boost, oil psi, and AFR stayed lit up but wasnt reading anything! car turned on fine and drove fine afterwards and after the wash drove fine even under load. Any suggestions as to what it was??

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Shewillbemine · 03-23-2012, 07:53 PM

mods?

blackhawk07 · 03-23-2012, 07:59 PM

Stage 2: turboback, catless, spt intake, lightweight crank pulley, LW fly wheel act clutch...sums it up drivetrain wise

424wrx · 03-23-2012, 08:04 PM

do you have a blow off valve??

tom@kartboy · 03-23-2012, 08:05 PM

Do you have a lot of crap on your keychain? I had a customers car years ago that would shut off after random bumps etc. we tracked it back to having a lot of junk on the keyring.

blackhawk07 · 03-23-2012, 08:19 PM

No blow off valve and I wouldn't say alot of crap car key and remote and gym tag..did hit a solid bump/ rail road tracks

PlasticFoamMan · 03-23-2012, 08:22 PM

It was the popo with their advanced technology, they saw you try to make the light.

blackhawk07 · 03-23-2012, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlasticFoamMan

It was the popo with their advanced technology, they saw you try to make the light.

oh theyve upgraded to where they dont have to shoot a giant 3 pronged emp into the side of your car?

DHRDAN · 03-23-2012, 10:42 PM

What was your fuel level like??? you weren't below 1/4 were ya?

Uncle Scotty · 03-23-2012, 10:51 PM

check the battery cables...make sure they are tight

blackhawk07 · 03-23-2012, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHRDAN

What was your fuel level like??? you weren't below 1/4 were ya?

yea i was. and battery cables were fine

Uncle Scotty · 03-23-2012, 11:48 PM

cars just dont 'shut off'....im betting the battery cables are not 'fine' or there is another electrical issue related to poorly done wiring, somewhere

DSRX2005 · 03-24-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Scotty

check the battery cables...make sure they are tight

Taking off a terminal while the engine is running won't make it turn off.

blackhawk07 · 03-26-2012, 10:05 AM

any other thoughts? a friend said it could be a vacuum line but wouldnt my boost gauge be off if it was that?

Uncle Scotty · 03-26-2012, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSRX2005

Taking off a terminal while the engine is running won't make it turn off.

d0000000000000d....there have been NUMEROUS reports of battery cables being lose and causing this

theoretically.....taking the battery cable off the battery wont cause it to die....but an intermittent connection does it no good at all

but....it has happened where the ONLY thing that people have changed is tightening the clamp on the terminal to the battery and the issue was resolved

AliBenn · 03-30-2012, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Scotty

d0000000000000d....there have been NUMEROUS reports of battery cables being lose and causing this

theoretically.....taking the battery cable off the battery wont cause it to die....but an intermittent connection does it no good at all

but....it has happened where the ONLY thing that people have changed is tightening the clamp on the terminal to the battery and the issue was resolved

totally agree.
same symptoms occuring to my boss's 09 acura, loose batt terminal was cause.

03-23-2012, 07:48 PM	#1
blackhawk07 Scooby Specialist Member#: 246919 Join Date: May 2010 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Charlottesville, VA Vehicle: 2007 WRX STI Black	Car turned off while driving SO i was driving to the car wash and gave the car some gas in 2nd to make a light and before i could go into the third the car shut off gauge cluster was off but my boost, oil psi, and AFR stayed lit up but wasnt reading anything! car turned on fine and drove fine afterwards and after the wash drove fine even under load. Any suggestions as to what it was?? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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424wrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 171948 Join Date: Feb 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: new york Vehicle: 08 wrx prem sedan vf52 swap. bilstein susp	do you have a blow off valve??

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03-26-2012, 10:05 AM	#14
blackhawk07 Scooby Specialist Member#: 246919 Join Date: May 2010 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Charlottesville, VA Vehicle: 2007 WRX STI Black	any other thoughts? a friend said it could be a vacuum line but wouldnt my boost gauge be off if it was that?