Z Keeps dying on me
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Z Keeps dying on me
Last week I was cruising down the highway when the car died on me. It was weird though, the engine is running fine, but I get no response in the RPM gauge, and I lost power steering. I coasted it to the shoulder and turned the car off, popped the hood just take a look and see if there was anything visually wrong. Didnt see anything. I try to start it again and its completely dead, it wont even try to turn over ( electronics still work ). About 10 min later I try it again, and the car starts up perfectly. GREAT PROBLEM SOLVED!!
Well it just happened to me again today. I looked at some previous threads already, some guys are saying its a safety feature when the battery is dying it shuts the car off or something like that? Well I just had the battery replaced in January, so I don't think it would be that.
Others said it could be an ECU problem, but currently there is no service engine soon light or even check engine light on.
I really am stumped as to what it could be. Im kind of a noob when it comes to these things. Should I bring to a shop and let them run some diagnostics on the car to see if its an electrical problem or something?
EDIT~~~~ It seems like this thread is closest to my problem, minus the whole re-wiring thing at the beginning => http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=349344 .... Im hoping its just a fuel pump
Well it just happened to me again today. I looked at some previous threads already, some guys are saying its a safety feature when the battery is dying it shuts the car off or something like that? Well I just had the battery replaced in January, so I don't think it would be that.
Others said it could be an ECU problem, but currently there is no service engine soon light or even check engine light on.
I really am stumped as to what it could be. Im kind of a noob when it comes to these things. Should I bring to a shop and let them run some diagnostics on the car to see if its an electrical problem or something?
EDIT~~~~ It seems like this thread is closest to my problem, minus the whole re-wiring thing at the beginning => http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=349344 .... Im hoping its just a fuel pump
Last edited by oozero; 04-17-2014 at 12:36 PM.
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Check what's simple first before assuming something major. Check all major ground, including the battery +/-, and spark plug connection points. Might even be as simple as a melted fuse still making some connectivity. If you don't know what to do then yes, take it to a shop to run diagnostics.
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Check what's simple first before assuming something major. Check all major ground, including the battery +/-, and spark plug connection points. Might even be as simple as a melted fuse still making some connectivity. If you don't know what to do then yes, take it to a shop to run diagnostics.
Also not sure if this makes a difference, but I am currently missing my front passenger wheel well from an ice storm at the beginning of march, and it has been raining here for the past few weeks. I know there are some exposed wires but I have no idea what they are for.
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thanks for all the input, I will try and do some of the things mentions. I haven't been able to do **** for the past two days because it has been raining non stop. Hopefully I will have some answers soon and ill let ya'll know
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