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Old 05-06-2006, 03:45 PM   #1
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Question why does my car stop?

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ive got a 2000 auII xl ute (manual) and today it stopped twice, once on the way to work and then again on the way home. both times when i was braking to a stop so doing around 30km/h and it just stops? And it runs fine again when restarted. It happend once last year going around a corner and i nearly cleaned up a few cars cause i lost power steering but it hadn't happend again untill today. sorry didn't do a search of threads cause i wouldnt have a clue where to start. Any help or opinions would be great

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Old 05-06-2006, 04:00 PM   #2
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why does my car stop?
May be something to do with your foot on the brake pedal? ROFL. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Check your PS fluid - if it's low it could be sending faulty signals back to the ECU (though I think PS signals back to the ECU only kick in at full lock). Also check that your base idle is set correctly. Other than that, get it plugged into a ScanTool and get the errors codes - that will tell you of any specific system failure(s).
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Old 05-06-2006, 04:10 PM   #3
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Loose or corroded battery connection. Used to do it to my vl years ago.
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Old 05-06-2006, 05:13 PM   #4
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Loose or corroded battery connection. Used to do it to my vl years ago.
Yeah. There was a thread like this a while ago. I think it turned out to be a bat issue.

See if you can borrow a good condition bat for a few days and see if it still happens. If it does, do a full electric service - bat, plugs leads. Spend the extra money and get a gel bat, good quality leads, and NGK plugs!
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the spring in the ISC might be binding.. take it off clean it with some carby clean and reset the base idle
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And how the hell do you reset the base idle? My car still wont run in the mornings
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thanks for the response
was still doing it last night a bit, the battery and leads and what not are all in good condition. had a look at the power steering fluid this morning and it was a bit low although i checked it not even 2 weeks ago and still full and has been for a good 4 months but yea was a little low so topped that up and all has been good since

JC did not know the middle pedal was a stopping device thanks that might come in handy one day :eclipsee_
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JC did not know the middle pedal was a stopping device thanks that might come in handy one day :eclipsee_
Neither did I, until a cop charged me $1500 to find out...
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Check your PS fluid - if it's low it could be sending faulty signals back to the ECU
JC does it yet again!!


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Neither did I, until a cop charged me $1500 to find out...
Ok, ok you've gotta explain this one! LOL!

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Just a speeding fine....
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Just a speeding fine....
Oh that all! I was waiting for an epic story! LOL!

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Old 03-07-2006, 12:51 PM   #12
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ok i think that solved the problem but now i have a similar one. yesterday and today i was driving around a corner and pretty much lost all power but the car was still running then it just died and stopped. starts again straight away and runs fine. checked the fluids and oil the morning before it did this the first time and they were all good. it doesnt just clonk out straight away like last time it just loses all power for about 5 secs then it dies?
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Old 03-07-2006, 01:11 PM   #13
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May be something to do with your foot on the brake pedal? ROFL. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Dammit, just saw this thread and was going to post EXACTLY the same thing.. it was just begging for it.
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ok i think that solved the problem but now i have a similar one. yesterday and today i was driving around a corner and pretty much lost all power but the car was still running then it just died and stopped. starts again straight away and runs fine. checked the fluids and oil the morning before it did this the first time and they were all good. it doesnt just clonk out straight away like last time it just loses all power for about 5 secs then it dies?
Had a similar experience in my ute (see sig) the other night when I was WOT out of a left hand corner, 2/3rd's around out I lost all go and hit my head on the steering wheel I let the throttle off and then opened it again and it opened up fine again. Had 3/4 tank off fuel so I'm not sure what the story was. Only thing I can come up with is that my fuel pump could be on its way out perhaps???
I have two spares thanks to rough mechanics here at work breaking the clipon fuel line connectors at least.
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Had 3/4 tank off fuel so I'm not sure what the story was. Only thing I can come up with is that my fuel pump could be on its way out perhaps???
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my ute is a factory gas model. not to sure what the deal is with the connections and stuff for that though
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Well that knocks a dying fuel pump idea on the head for you then.
Maybe one of the more LPG knowledgeable members here will be able to direct you.
Good luck with fixing it mate
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Just a speeding fine....
one-and-a-half-grand speeding fine!! how fast were you going, 300km/h!!!
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one-and-a-half-grand speeding fine!! how fast were you going, 300km/h!!!
Must have been more than 45km over. (NSW fine = $1442)
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