Originally Posted by Rowanbud
After having surgery on my ankle, I've not been able to drive or a couple of weeks so was delighted to take my baby out for a spin with the top down in he sunshine. Imagine my horror when I put her into neutral at traffic lights and put the hand brake on and.....dead. No power. Stalled. Autos shouldn't do this! Can't start her up. Big row of traffic behind. Hazzards go on. PANIC!!!!
After a few minutes she started fine and I carried on.
Started her up again today. No problems and huge relief as I cruised off. Got to traffic lights about a mile down the road and same thing happens. Neutral, handbrake, engine dies, wont start but this time the Engine Warning Light comes on. Well! I felt sick.
Right, so, after the tears, cold sweats, sickness, images of bankrupcy and cries of, "That's it! I might as well drive it into a wall and claim on the insurance!" (I can be a tad irrational at times lol!) I decided to actually look in the owner's manual. And this is what it says - "Certain conditions such as a loose or missing gas cap....may illuminate the light..." NO, it can't be!!! Checked he fuel cap as it wasn't me who last put fuel in her and as it opened a big hiss...put it back on and turned on the engine. WARNING LIGHT IS GONE!!
I couldn't believe it was such a simple little thing as a fuel cap that wasn't quite on right so I thought I'd share just in case it happens to anyone else. Check the pesky fuel cap! Relief is not the word!
my srt4 died twice on me in traffic just shut off. And kept blowing the engine management fuse. Well after changing the fuel pump figuring it was shorting out it did it again. I crawled under the dash and looked and there was a wire rubbing on a piece of metal above the gas pedal shorting out lol.