Originally Posted by
dedwards0323
No Click; No Starter Engagement; No Turning. Completely dead! Let it sit for a couple of hours & car restarted. Ran 5 minutes or so and then shutoff. Let it sit all night. Started it up the next morning and it's run fine ever since. Never did see whether a warning light was triggered right before shutdown. Always was outside of car when it happened. RATS!!! If it was seizure, surprised I didn't see car shudder or shake. Car actually only shutoff; like someone turned the key to off.
Now here's the thing. When I added oil, I poured it thru the oil filter housing. Did this before & had no issues. Car was up on ramps, so it was elevated a little. When I started it the next morning, while it was running, I backed it off ramps. Been on level ground ever since. And so far, no recurrence or issues.
I'll comment on pizzaguy's post above separately.
Yeah, sounds electrical, not oil related. Double check battery posts, RCM maybe. When turning the key, put the headlights on, if they are dim and get worse when you try to start, I'd look at battery and cabling. IF they are full bright, and don't change or only get slightly dimmer when trying to start, I'd look at starter motor/RCM circuits. RCM would fit for engine stopping while running as well.