Car shuts off/on by it self randomly. What could be the problem??
05-31-04, 11:38 AM
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Car shuts off/on by it self randomly. What could be the problem??
I have a 94 Lexus GS300. Im having a problem my car. Its shuts off and then cuts back on by it self randomly while im riding down the street. Sometimes it shuts off and then I will have to crank it back on, but it starts right back on without a problem. What could be the problem??
06-01-04, 11:15 AM
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Keep the tank full
If it is not an electrical or ignition problem, then you may just be letting your gas tank get too low. With a lot of fuel-injected cars, if you let it get down to a quarter-tank or lower, going around turns you can get unporting of the pick-up hole as the gas sloshes around in the tank. When this happens, the fuel pump sucks air ( or a vacuum ) and the engine can stall. Once you stop and the level settles back down again the pick-up hole is once again filled with gas and the fuel pump recharges the injectors again.
06-01-04, 02:16 PM
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Re: Keep the tank full
Originally posted by mmarshall
If it is not an electrical or ignition problem, then you may just be letting your gas tank get too low. With a lot of fuel-injected cars, if you let it get down to a quarter-tank or lower, going around turns you can get unporting of the pick-up hole as the gas sloshes around in the tank. When this happens, the fuel pump sucks air ( or a vacuum ) and the engine can stall. Once you stop and the level settles back down again the pick-up hole is once again filled with gas and the fuel pump recharges the injectors again.
If it is not an electrical or ignition problem, then you may just be letting your gas tank get too low. With a lot of fuel-injected cars, if you let it get down to a quarter-tank or lower, going around turns you can get unporting of the pick-up hole as the gas sloshes around in the tank. When this happens, the fuel pump sucks air ( or a vacuum ) and the engine can stall. Once you stop and the level settles back down again the pick-up hole is once again filled with gas and the fuel pump recharges the injectors again.
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Originally posted by link13
Do you see a Check Engine light associated with the car shutting off?
Do you see a Check Engine light associated with the car shutting off?
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06-01-04, 10:12 PM
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sounds like what used to happen with my GS. Poor baby spent three days in the shop. It was the last straw that forced me to leave her. I hope you have a better outcome.
06-02-04, 07:29 AM
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Re: Re: Keep the tank full
Originally posted by Jmai22
i drive my car way below the line all the time, i don't think this is a problem with the first gen gs. they picked a good spot for the outlet hole.
i drive my car way below the line all the time, i don't think this is a problem with the first gen gs. they picked a good spot for the outlet hole.
06-02-04, 01:44 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Keep the tank full
Originally posted by LexAristo
But your check engine light is always on. hahah
But your check engine light is always on. hahah
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i have the same prob. on my gs. first electrical goes out then then the car dies. but i start it back up. and its on. anybody know anything? p.s. no engine light thats on.
