I have not had to use this board for awhile, which is a good thing. But today, I convinced my wife to run a few errands using my commuter rather than my truck or her Infiniti...the car has been running great, but today, while we were stuck in traffic due to a wreck, the car died. I did not even realize it had died until I tried to move to the left a little to see if I could see what the hold up was up ahead and the steering wouldnt turn because I lost power steering. I looked down, and all the warning lights were on...oh sh&#(@t!
I put it in park, prayed, and it started right up....I blew it off as a freak occurrence and we went on....I was not moving at the time, so I thought maybe it was bad gas(the car, not me) or a misfire....
The car ran fine for the rest of the day, but on the way home, I exited the highway, and driving down the feeder (about 40 or 50 mph) it did the same thing again....I just happened to look down and saw the lights, again, no warning signs, it just died. I was able to coast into a gas station, put it in park, and it started right up again....
I am concerned about this because if it happens at highway speeds, or at a time I need my power steering, I could really be in trouble...The two stalls did not trigger the check engine light, and the car seems to run fine otherwise. Anyone have any suggestions, and ways to test what this problem could be?
I have a 1999 9/5 SE 2.3, 130K miles.
I put it in park, prayed, and it started right up....I blew it off as a freak occurrence and we went on....I was not moving at the time, so I thought maybe it was bad gas(the car, not me) or a misfire....
The car ran fine for the rest of the day, but on the way home, I exited the highway, and driving down the feeder (about 40 or 50 mph) it did the same thing again....I just happened to look down and saw the lights, again, no warning signs, it just died. I was able to coast into a gas station, put it in park, and it started right up again....
I am concerned about this because if it happens at highway speeds, or at a time I need my power steering, I could really be in trouble...The two stalls did not trigger the check engine light, and the car seems to run fine otherwise. Anyone have any suggestions, and ways to test what this problem could be?
I have a 1999 9/5 SE 2.3, 130K miles.