Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 46 years, shows how to fix a car that randomly dies while driving.And, If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live…
Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 46 years, shows how to fix a car that randomly dies while driving.And, If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live…
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Hey there, I have a 1999 grand prix gt and thus has happened to me three
times! It’ll just randomly cut off on me driving down the road. The first
time it shut off at a red light but would turn over, the Rpms would jump
from 500 to 1000 and back and forth then would die. apparently my coolant
elbows (lack of coolant and they were cracked?) And my ignition mod was
fried. Worked perfectly fine until exactly a week later where it just
completely shut off down the road. Couldn’t get it to start. Apparently the
computer somehow unplugged itself? Then I got it back ran fine up until
Monday where I was going forty and it completely shut off on me. No service
engine light, no trac control light, nothing. Was so frustrated! Tried
starting it but it didn’t turn over. It would crank but would not turn
over. So I called a tow yet again but about two minutes later it turned
again. Has been running like normal since then but I’m afraid it’ll happen
again.. what does this sound like to you? I keep getting mixed answers and
I just really need a second opinion, I’m losing my mind over this!
hi I see you interact a lot I actually didn’t watch the video yet but want
to ask if you have any experience with a 1992 Oldsmobile 88 Royal that
drives fine on short trips. On longer trips or if I sit idle for a while
then it looses power and dies. It starts right back up after I get stopped
it will start and go for a while before it loses power and dies again.
Sometimes I push the pedal all the way to the floor and it only goes like
20 mph. thank you for any information.
Hello Scott, I have a 1991 Toyota me n/a. The problem I’m having is that
when I’m driving for about an hour my car suddenly stalls and won’t turn
over until it cools down…I’ve recently changed the ignition coil,
ignition module, the distributor cap and rotor. Ive also changed the main
relays. I have no idea what else can be done to fix it, any suggestions?
Thanks
Hey, I have a toyota camry 98 and my car dies when switching gears. It
starts and in park you can accelerate but when you switch to drive, reverse
or neutral it dies. I cleaned my IAC value and im not sure if its faulty or
not. The shutter inside the value doesnt move freely so I dont know if
thats good or bad. It started doing this two days ago, first shutting off
in traffic but I was able to start the car back up and drive off but the
car would die again at a red light. The next day trying to cold start the
car would not move. Help please.
hey scotty is it possible my car have the problem but there is no code
check engine light ??
Hi sir, Im having a problem with my 1994 toyota camry. my engine dies while
Im driving but the radio, light and aircon are still on. what would be the
possible problem with my car?
Scotty I just bought a 2004 Volvo V70 and was driving on the highway when
suddenly everything died and like restated right away on it’s own. It
happened like three times within an hour drive. Later as I was driving at
approx 25 mph in a dark area my high beams wouldn’t stay on so I held the
lever back and all of a sudden the whole instrument cluster was off not
reading speed or anything. Any idea what this might be? Could it be a short
or ECM issue? When I bought it the battery was dead and just bought a new
one. Thanks so much
Hi scotty , I have honda accord 91 it has the check engine light on, but I
don’t see any connector for the scan tool. Could you help me how can I
check the codes. thanks
Scotty where can I see your jeep video I have a 92 wrangler yj and when I
shut it off it smells like gas on the drivers side near the rear tire but I
don’t see any leaks
I’m so fucking tired of this horrible bosses 2 bullshit doesn’t let me
watch videos
Hey Scotty, I have a 2006 Passat 2.0t +140k
I am getting code 08825 DTC definition not found.
I changed my Cam Follower, Air Filter Cleaned my MAF Switched my Thrust
Sensor.
Today I just switched my Spark Plugs and two Engine coil packs, the engine
when at idle seems a little off , and if I am in neutral the car will rev
when I don’t apply gas? Check engine light not activated , any IDEAS?
I will change the other Engine coil packs tomorrow I hope this is the case
don’t want to have to trade her in… Thanks
hey Scotty i have a 78 Chevy Malibu and i replace fuel pump spark plugs
wires i have band new spark plugs in it band new just about everything but
um having car problem were the car keeps cutting off on me what could that
be could you please
help me but it cranks right back up no problem and then cuts back off again
what could it be
Hey Scott got a question regarding a 2010 Nissan Sentra that has all the
symptoms you mention in your video. While driving it I got to a stop sign
and it died, started right up, but I no acceleration, loss of power, pull
to the side, started again the it was fine, was good for about 2 weeks,
then as I was leaving my house the same issues, hesitates no power when
stepping on the gas, shuts off, start again and its ok, I borrowed an
Autotap scanner from a friend but there are no codes in the system. I even
drove it for about 30 minutes with the autotap connected recording the
data, but nothing happened the car is ok now, do you think that without any
codes, it could still be related to the crankshaft and camshaft sensor, I
read that it is recommended to replace both if you do any of them. Any
advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated, this is driving me
nuts….
Thanks
Alex
What does that electrical grease do?.
Just an FYI that you can buy a Bluetooth OBD II adapter for $10-25 on
Amazon, and there is an Android app called Torque that can run Mode $06
tests if you buy the Pro version ($5). But if you just need to check and
clear codes, the Torque Lite (free) version works fine.
By the way on my Jeep as mentioned it was the camshaft sensor. This is
probably 99% of all newer car problems.
Hi Scotty,
Have a 96′ Accord daily driver. It sometimes doesn’t want to start (no
engine turning over sound when I turn the key to start ignition) and I
would have to jump it with a back up portable battery jump starter. I have
a new battery that’s less than a year old though. I was driving yesterday
and the car died altogether, tried to turn it back on and this time the
engine was turning over but wouldn’t start. Tried it a couple more times
and still didn’t work. I hooked up the battery jump starter and it started
right up. I am not sure if this if fuel related, electrical related, or
both. Would you help me diagnose this issue Scotty.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. As of right now I don’t have a ODB
scanner and if this is an expensive fix, i’ll just let the baby go. Had
tranny work along with a bunch of other maintenance work done two years ago
as I didn’t want to let her go, but sometimes you have to call it in.
Hello this scanner actron actron CP9180 model is obd II?
It will work with my 1996 jeep grand cherokee 5.2 v8. The clean my codes
and detects failures?
thank you very much
Can you please answer my question
Hey scotty i have a 2001 ford windstar my check engine light turns on when
i start up the van and start driving a few minutes pass by all of a sudden
the engine turns off it doesn’t matter where I’m at I’ve taken it to many
mechanics they give me a lot of different diagnoses PLEASE HELP!!!!
Love this guy… Entertaining and straight forward!
My 92 Honda accord ex gets hot then have to wait to cool down then it works
again
why does the needle on my fuel gauge shimy and or marks low gas??
1998 chevy 5.7 3500
hey Mr Scotty, i have a 94 integra ls and it turns off when i slow down to
make a stop, however it only does it when the engine is not warm enough…
i already replaced fuel pump recently did an oil and spark plugs and spark
plug wires change but it still does it can you please help me?? thanks in
advance
Done plugs, wires, distributor, coil, cam sensor, maf sensor, new air
filter, fuel filter, pump is good, injector cleaner, what could still be
causing this? No codes stored or live. I’m at a dead end, please help me
Scotty.
Hi Scotty just bought my first vehicle a 1998 vw jetta. I have been told
that my sensor is in the distributor. I replaced it and timed it and still
it cuts off. I need help please.
Scotty, I have a 99′ Civic. Changed the alternator almost a year ago.
Recently, it occasionally dies out every once in a while, that is while
being driven. Changed the battery, but it happened again. The red rubber on
the battery terminal wasn’t on, I put it on correctly. Although, I suspect
it is something else that is causing this.
+Scotty Kilmer – I have a 2002 Maxima with 130K miles on it. I have had
this same problem since Monday but with an added complication.
It SEEMS to be killing the battery in the process. I had a strong battery
(750 CCA, only 18 months old) and the car died while driving everyday from
Monday through Friday.
Finally on Friday, I went and bought a new battery with 800 CCA. It started
up quickly and drove alright for about 40 minutes. I stopped it and met
with a friend for about 30 minutes. Started again and it started right up.
Drove for another hour on local roads and then… it happened again!
Turning the key just gave me an electrical clicking sound but no cranking.
I tried to get a jump from a friendly local. It did crank a little bit but
it was not enough to get it running so I called for a tow. While waiting
for the tow, I put the key in the on position and I heard a strong
electrical buzz coming from the driver’s side of the engine block (right
where I later learned the camshaft sensor would be).
The tow had a powerful portable jump starter which DID get it started but
it stayed on for only about 5-10 minutes. So I got towed home. Even if the
alternator is completely dead, would less than 2 hours of local driving on
a new battery with 800 CCA and 62 amp hours kill a battery completely or is
it likely there is a short somewhere in the car which is draining the power
supply very rapidly?
I have read about a problem with the camshaft sensors and crankshaft
sensors on this car (I checked – I was not included in the recall) and ALL
the symptoms (including other symptoms) I had seemed to match. Could there
be a short in a sensor which is draining the battery that fast?
My thinking is that a short in a camshaft sensor specifically would
explain: (1) the extreme drain on the battery and need for very high
amperage to start, (2) the stalling while driving (as mentioned in this
video), and (3) the electrical clicking sound without cranking while trying
to restart (because if those sensors think the shafts are out of position,
they will not let the car crank in order to prevent damage to the valves
and piston heads which could smash together if the shafts are out of
position).
Am I interpreting this right?
However after listening to these comments. This guy is good. RC
1991 jeep wrangler yj 4.0 6 cylinder. Fuel injector. How can i check for
the codes? Car dies out randomly.
Hey scott I got a jeep cherokee 1990 I changed the fuel pump fuel filter an
still my jeeo starts up runs for about a minute then slowly drops rpms an
dies I hope u can tell me something I dunno what to do
my jeep dose that die wen i am driveing u thing its the same thing ?
Hi Scotty just bought my first vehicle a 1998 vw jetta. I have been told
that my sensor is in the distributor. I replaced it and timed it and still
it cuts off. I need help please.
Thanks Scotty this just happened to my car 2002 nissan altima 3.5. Seems
they go bad on this type of vehicle a lot!
I am sure this is all good, however when you have a Jeep 2002 grand
cherokee 4.7 the Camshaft does not show on the scanner.
what if i get no codes at all?? engine starts then cut out after a second
trying multiple times when it died on me, next day was fine & hasn’t
happened since
How do you fix a vehicle that accelerates itself when I am driving then my
O/D Off is blinking.. help
1991 jeep wrangler yj 4.0 6 cylinder. Fuel injector. How can i check for
the codes? Car dies out randomly.
Hi I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 and it has started to die while Im driving,
but the check engine light isn’t on so the scan tool wont tell me whats
wrong. I have replaced the fuel pump about 6 months ago.
They said its transmission code took it to trans shop said nothing wrong.it
smells like sulphur or fire crackers and you hear a tick tick sound coming
from the engine I found the noise coming from a small pipe . dont know
what’s going on it will just cut off in the middle of the road really
dangerous
Thanks for posting. U r súper help for me no sabe
my Chevy truck cuts off when I turn left