curios....
07-31-10, 06:16 PM
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curios....
so i was driving home today and turning onto my road..the car like "shut off" like lost power then came right back on and road home fine... havent had the car very long and this is the first time its happened so any one ever have this happen before??
07-31-10, 06:35 PM
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i had the same problem with mine last year. i would be driving and out of nowhere the car would lose all power(lights,gauges, engin shut off) absolutely everything then it would turn on and be fine. it happened about 10 times over the summer then i put in a new battery and it has never happened since so maybe try a new battery
07-31-10, 07:06 PM
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I believe the battery is new..at least it looks very new..one thing i was going to check though is the connections to it and make sure its strapped down properly..i was leaning towards this to being with but i know that cars can run without a battery after being started so wasnt sure if that would be an issue.
07-31-10, 09:30 PM
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maybe get your battery tested also to make sure it doesnt have a dead cell. i know mine did and i replaces it and the prob was gone also what vietunit said. hopefully either one will fix it
07-31-10, 09:35 PM
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Before you go and drop $100 on a good new battery, check to make sure the connection is good and there is a solid connection on the battery and the wires. And make sure they are on tight.
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07-31-10, 10:23 PM
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haha thanks guys ..i was hoping it was something along these lines..and i was even telling my girl when it happened it was probably battery connection cause i took the turn pretty hard ..so tomorrow morning ill pop the hood and make sure every thing is secure..thanks again.
08-01-10, 11:19 AM
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well..popped the hood connections are very good..i then realized i have NOTHING holding the battery in place so it easily slides side to side..what happened was it slid into the power steering canister(burn mark on it and the positive on the battery) obviously causing a short for a second until it slid back over...easy enough fix..strap it down!!!!