Here’s Why Your Car Shuts Off Randomly

[@scottykilmer]

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[@xxdeadxangelx6150]

Scotty my 03 monte carlo has a static noise coming from the steering wheel like it's kind of like a small popping but static sounding kind of hard to explain ,it dont affect the car but it worrys me like it wont do it for like a week then it will do it for a week then stop again do you have any ideas

[@austinarvey2266]

YOU SIR ARE A ENGINE DEFENDER LIKE A ANGLE FOR CARS xD

[@Mcfreddo]

I did subscribe months ago. (After the first video I ever saw of yours!) I hadn't realised about the wringing bell, but got that sorted too. Thank you so much! Andrew.

[@davidgriffin8674]

Scotty, what's the best stuff to use for cleaning out a fuel system?. I remember you saying that sea foam is worthless and. Want to know what works best

[@FalloutProto]

Who films your videos? And how many of the cars featured in them are owned by you?

[@lehmanndj]

Pro tip: If the battery terminals on a Dodge are loose and you tighten them, you increase the value of the vehicle by $11.

[@rubenmoreno5731]

100$ cause of inflation lmao

[@beast_mode_4200]

I legit don't get this joke someone please explain

[@siege2928]

So it's new value is now $13?

[@Yusuf-ep6yz]

@@siege2928 maybe $14 and a bag of chips

[@siege2928]

@@Yusuf-ep6yz only if you yell HEMI as loud as possible in the Walmart parking like youre selling it at, but yes very true.

[@CristiNeagu]

We need a Scotty in every town, in every country.

[@nahiyan4564]

Good one

[@therandomizer9943]

I have a scotty in my town.

[@TJ74su]

Town n country

[@brianconner3222]

Naaa..the car companies would eventually have him merck'd!!

[@mr.gamewatch8888]

In every garage

[@MT-ek9te]

You're a God Send !!! You're Saving Lives Thank you ....

[@theapplianceguru]

That was happening to me in my 2007 ford e350 it would randomly die when I came to a stop at a light or in traffic and then it wouldn't do it again for a few weeks, I replaced the fuel pump and its been working fine.

[@pezz3592]

Scotty dont forget to mention a bad crank sensor, when they get hot it randomly shuts off if gng bad. A bad mechanic would say its a fuel pump 🙅. Everyone needs a Uncle Scotty 😎👍

[@franciscovelazquez2714]

Same thing happend to my g37 when I turn it on cold it’s starts fine but when I drive it for 1 hour or more it shuts off randomly and when I try to turn it on it doesn’t start I have to wait 20 min then it starts fine

[@matthewhudson6612]

@@franciscovelazquez2714what helped fix the problem?

[@Roby-qu8nt]

My Toyota doesn't shut off even after 21 years and 498k miles.

[@SoulKnight234]

Its a Toyota.

[@Roby-qu8nt]

@@SoulKnight234 your right

[@SoulKnight234]

@@Roby-qu8nt You're right for buying a Toyota.

[@johndoes5643]

1st gen Tacoma !

[@sorrowcat2724]

Well I mean... it’s a Toyota, bud. You can drive them through hell then back and it’ll somehow run better after.

[@michaelheiss4456]

Thanks , Scotty ! Car doesn't one time and it's the biggest piece of junk you could ever buy . Some times it something as simple as you just pointed out . Thanks again for the tips and how too videos .

[@rolandsingh]

SCOTTY KILMER - Automobile 🚘 GENIUS, EXTRAORDINAIRE! 'Nuff, said!! Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦

[@andrebeaudoin1060]

Brampton or BC? Hello there my fellow Canadian.... Do you drive tractor trailer?

[@brianconner3222]

The loose battery cables was spot on!! LoL (I leave it like that though for a purpose)

[@alonsoped]

Thank you thank you thank you for posting this. I have a 2006 Pilot and radio was shutting off and back on while driving. It even got to the point where check engine light came on. I was thinking it was either alternator or starter since I bought new battery 6 months ago. Well I went to go check negative terminal and it was little lose with a tight pull. I tightened and Boom! No more radio coming on and off and after a day check engine light came off. I was about to change alternator and starter but thank goodness I saw this short and did the basics first!!!

[@mymusicaccount1456]

Years & years ago i had a ford ranger that would shut down when i hit a bump in the road, then would come back alive and keep gong. Took it to a local mechanic, took it to the dealership 3 or 4 times, always got charged for an hour of labor just to tell me they couldn't find anything wrong. Finally dealership found my neg battery cable was broke inside the insulation, both ends looked ok but a small hole let water inside and the wire was rotting from the inside out. $20 part that cost me several hundred dollars to diagnose.

[@matthewutley5370]

I had a '04 Impala that used to shut off randomly (not always), when I'd let off the accelerator. Throttle body needed to be cleaned, lots of carbon build-up. :P

[@leathalynn8745]

My 03 sequoia just did that tonight! Battery works. Wont turn over. I bought a new battery at the beginning of the year but recently I've had to use a charger if I left it sitting for a couple days. Now I have the pleasure of finding a mechanic in the morning because it stalled a mile from home.

[@Jushwa]

We had a brand new one of these vans (town and country limited) used to do the same thing. Wasn’t fun on the highway. This makes a lot of sense

[@cglenister]

For my piece of junk chevi/daewoo lacetti, it was the coil pack (for the second time in 3 years) lol... then the auto range sensor, then the rocker cover gasket lol

[@TheOneEP737]

I diagnosed a bad fuel pump on my car after testing everything else (pre OBD II so tested manually). When I got it towed the tow driver basically called me stupid and said my catalytic converter was clogged and fuel pump is fine. He damaged my bumper too. I dealt with a crooked shop next too after. As expected once fuel pump was replaced my car drove fine after that.

[@devinbramlett9069]

Scotty lookin so good 😩

[@iiplaya]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@bydr9835]

Bro?

[@_Sayvo_]

@@bydr9835Ayo 😂

[@oldad6207]

In the cold part of winter one year, fired up the Dodge PowerRam and turned on the lights. Drove about 1/2 mile to a curve. Raised my foot and it died in the curve. Pulled over, put it park and it started. No problems coming home. Nyeh. Next morning the exact same thing in the same place. Guy at work asked "How old's the battery" Original and 5 years old. He told me to get a new one. I did. Problem solved. 5 years later I was headed to work and at the same curve it died and restarted. Changed the battery on the way home. No more problems.

[@bobbates6595]

Sir you are really appreciated , bless you for helping so many people, take care 😊

[@USERNAME1-x5u]

"Listen to me! I have 120 years of mechanical experience! "

[@alexrubio7014]

I never knew there was a camera man, holy crap first time seeing him

[@smithraymond09029]

Probably his grandson, lol. I see the reflection of a kid wearing shorts and his bicycle .

[@amill1563]

It's his buttt-whole nephew. Half frog, half turd.

[@linkedius2532]

he doesn't, he usually records vids on his own but when it comes to shorts there's someone recording for him

[@greeneyesfromohio4103]

He looked like a black kid lol

[@mymusicaccount1456]

Omg, he had legs, and arms! Exactly how i thought he would look.

[@ericmartin3521]

When that happens with your battery your warning lights and dash can go crazy as well. It's a simple fix but it looks awful

[@Pinkflo363]

Thank you for this. It freaked me out while I was driving even though the car was running fine. I’m going to check for these things you mentioned.

[@oreokush5393]

My 1982 VW Westfalia dies randomly if i drive it 100+ km. Giving it gas after a red light makes it sudder. Stopping at a red light will have the engine nearly dying, somdtime shutting off randomly then. It gives me a lot of anxiety but it turns right on immediately. and sometimes in this state it'll studder foward and blank in and out of max power before getting some speed. Perfect timing. Make some westfalia videos m8!

[@DylanL69]

Probably the throttle stop is broken

[@rickycompton2610]

Scotty I have a 2000 Dodge Duranago it’s my old Hooptie it starts runs for about 3 to 4 minutes dyes out but will start back and run but dies out again , no check engine light on plugged my obd scan tool In it shows nothing? Help!!!

[@YouNameItGaming]

Here's one that you might not have seen before. My grandparents once had a random shut-down in their car, turns out it was a $2 fuse... What was happening is the fuse itself had started to separate from itself and as they were driving the flow of energy would create just enough heat for the 2 sides of the fuse wire to move apart breaking the circuit, but once the car shuts down it would cool to the point where the circuit would complete again. My granddad never did say how much he spent on parts cannon before finding out it was the fuse

[@MarcoS-fb3qr]

What fuse was it?

[@YouNameItGaming]

@@MarcoS-fb3qr no idea, I'd imagine it was back in the 80's as it was their 1983 Nissan bluebird that had this particular issue. I just remember my grandfather telling me about it when I was a child in the 90's

[@Dontez82]

We love you Scotty! I appreciate your videos so much

[@dirtyeggo]

I have a 03 ford expedition that would shut off randomly while driving turns out it needed a new fuse box and I had to get a refurbished/remanufactured only for 180 it hasn't shut off in months

[@dee2x0715]

getting one replaced soon for my chevy i hope ot fixes it and when would it shut off? like how long after driving? please respond😂

[@iseehowitis9382]

Had my volume turned down to 1 and still woke my neighbors up 🤣

[@petersonanson4300]

That surely happened to me before with the fault of Jiffy Lube in which thats a story about why you should never take your car to places like Jiffy Lube.

[@josephtrunk3565]

When your 30-year-old car shuts off after running for 10 to 15 minutes, and your fuel pump relays keep blowing, and you get no check engine light, and the car will start up again after it cools down. I went through this nonsense for three weeks, and finally, after reading online about this symptom on the exact same car, found out that it was the second crankshaft position sensor on the firewall side of the engine, down along the oil pan.This Sensor was the original, 30 years old, and upon replacing it and the pigtail connector, the issue disappeared, but not before replacing the fuel pump, the sending unit, the fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail, and the fuel filter, to learn that it was the second crankshaft position sensor.

[@dustybottoms6056]

Scotty got the moves like Jagger! LoL

[@djedwards8394]

Can also be a bad Mass Airflow Sensor or MAP sensor (MAP sensor is same as Mass Airflow Sensor, but certain cars have MAP’s instead) but it happened to my 2000 Dodge Dakota, replaced the bad MAP sensor and runs like new again

[@kents1075]

This happened to me. Bought a Tundra and drove about 50 miles / 80km before random shut off. Then tried to start couple days later and couldn't. Was about to buy a new battery when coworker tightened the battery terminals. No more issues.

[@TIvzTIP18]

Scotty I have that van 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. Codes p0868, p0591 it's been stalling for months and now it cuts off whenever I stop. It turns back on but when braking stalls out again

[@JapzillaEDM]

Scotty Kilmer. “The truly American quality mechanic”

[@dgarcia6271]

My daughter is having that problem with a 2004 honda civic. She just payed $500 to get it fixed but when she picked it up, it still shut off on the high way. Now the mechanic is picking the car up. She has been struggling with that car and thought it was gonna be fixed. What should she do?

[@themjoftrucking5922]

2012 Chevy cruze: purge valve was the culprit

[@famo6225]

I have a 2009 Hyundai accent gls 1.6 and it keeps randomly dying when I come to a stop and my rpm’s are running a lil higher than normal while driving. Any ideas what it could be?

[@krisparker1989]

I agree. My 97 lumina would randomly die while driving, sometimes it would surge at a red light to stay on which was scary cause it would lunge ahead at the car in front. I thought there was a ghost in the car lol. Once i found the loose battery wires i felt relieved and stupid at the same time.

[@Clean-N-ShineInDfw]

How do you find the lose battery wires. This is what happened to me today which was very scary it felt like it wouldn't stop

[@krisparker1989]

@@Clean-N-ShineInDfw tighten the terminals on the battery. Also check the wiring on your vehicles starter and tighten if loose.

[@Clean-N-ShineInDfw]

@@krisparker1989 thank you for sharing this information with me 🙂

[@deborahharvey854]

Thank you Just got new alternator and battery Fuel pump? Car 223 years old merc Computer bits cause,? Can it be bypassed or replaced? Parts probably not made any more

[@cavalierabouhamma2828]

Scotty is very helpful to me I have the same problem I have listen to a video mentions six causes but they don't mention loose buttery post wich is causes my car stop while drive at cross road.

[@sharingiscaring9320]

Scott, do you know why most 20-30 years old Toyota MR2 AW11/MK1 shut off and misfire when engine warm but fine while cold?

[@salehmohamedal-olofi196]

Scotty, your a lifesaver. God bless you !

[@vildrox019]

My car kept dying on me. An established mechanic said it was the camshaft sensor, then the crankshaft sensor. Then O'Reilly Auto Parts diagnosed it as an O2 sensor. Finally I did a sparkplug and oil change, and that got rid of my issues. So if it's been a while since you did a tune up and it's acting funny, try that before changing out a bunch of sensors.

[@g5alive795]

My 97' subi died in traffic twice, 2nd time, bought an Innova 5160 RS scan tool & fixed it. Got 1 in ea. car, to 'C' if it gets towed 2 my house or mechanic. 😲

[@justinhinchliffe2355]

More diagnostic potentials/info videos is a great route

[@prayinghands6994]

What if you got the battery cable change and it's not the alternator but still stalls out while driving? Plus the gas is used up pretty fast.

[@staceyjordan5996]

Become a institution instructor already, your genuine Scotty 🤜🏾💥🤛🏼❤️

[@caden5712]

My car did this while I was stopped behind a car in front of me trying to make a left turn. I put it in park, turned off my car, and then turned my car back on and everything was normal on the drive home. Is it still safe to drive?

[@EddieAnterola]

Hi sir my car always off while on the Aircon the engine shake my car still new, What's the problem of my car?

[@pnw_element9822]

2012 Nissan Sentra turn on the ac and the engine cuts off what can be the problem I just got a brand new battery too?

[@freysingera]

Unless u got a jeep 🤦🏻‍♂️ then it could be ecm fuel pump. Touching distributor wires, crank pos sensor. Million other fun things

[@benjamintjirandura6539]

Can you tell me why my automatic transmission rolls back while in drive mode.... Especially at hills

[@CheeseLayong]

I had an alternator fail intermittently. Toyota and an independent mechanic said nothing was wrong. I said just replace the damn thing. Now everything is fine.

[@JohnnyMcLaughlin.]

Wow.

[@kerdum]

My 2016 hyundai accent is doing this right now, the battery terminals can be moved by hand, but there as tight as can be what do I do about that,and If I start car, it dyes if I give it gas

[@kentlandzintoba]

What about a faulty automatic transmission?

[@HutchesonMobileMechanics]

My alternator actually went out and was having this exact issue. It was the volt tester inside the alternator and was sapping all the power from my battery and just vanished.

[@feliperivera732]

My 2016 Chevy Tahoe steering locks when making a turn and sometimes when I put in reverse it does on me why is that?

[@patricianichols3031]

I have a 2097 dodge caliber over 200,000 miles that does this, engine light is on n it does crank right back up but it's doing it more now.

[@jamrhein2]

Wow, weird how things happen sometimes. Literally this morning my truck shut off on me going down the highway. Scary time to find out the terminals are worn out lol.

[@unknownboar5003]

My 2005 Honda pilot did that do me yesterday. I was driving to school when it randomly turned off. All of the electronics went off including my music and all the lights on the dash went on. After that it went back to normal, boy did that scare me

[@wytas20]

06 Chevy Express 3500 would shut off during idling. Was a bad ground connection.

[@alvarocabral4053]

My dodge ram 1500 the dash lights stays on and the parking light to with the truck all the all off , any suggestions please

[@jenovaizquierdo]

How about if the the battery is already tighten what could be the problem it happens to me two time. I took it to the mechanic and he said two cylinder of the motor are broken is that true?

[@illmind6710]

So if check engine light is off and it stalls turns off at acceleration around 40 mph it's the fuel pump? I often keep my fuel pump full. Does over filling sometimes cause this? I have a 2012 Hyundai sonata GLS

[@DannyLehmkuhl]

Hey did you ever figure out your problem cuz I got the same situation

[@gabygol70]

My 2015 Nissan rogue just shut off and then I restarted it and it did not want to accelerate do you think it’s the transmission?

[@zyrishmilkmilk9921]

Hey scottie my hyundai tucson when rev reach to 4000rpm the engine will dies..new fuel pump..the code are p1183 p1188 p1189

[@michaelj.tobler2691]

My 2013 Malibu (yes I see the first mistake 😶), dies while idling at the light after it warms up. Any ideas? I've been to 3 mechanics. No engine codes

[@Sun.chaserr]

Could a bad crank shaft sensor cause your car randomly to shut off or make the car act like its a misfire?

[@petej.8676]

Why do the newer cars shut off and start back up at a stop? I heard some cars are made this way...any clarification would be appreciated Scotty..✌

[@mrpoohbearlvr]

The stupid "start/stop" feature to get 1mpg , if that. Just another piece of tech they stuff in cars.

[@terrismith9095]

It's to save gas, the planet, and your soul.

[@mrpoohbearlvr]

@@terrismith9095 Get real! Grow up. That isn't going to save a bumblebee.

[@petej.8676]

@Paul S no doubt..just like electronic parking brakes..more fluff to break.✌

[@johnchandler1687]

When the starter wears out in 1/3 the usual time it'll cost 1000% more to replace than the fraction of fuel saved. Just another way to drum up business.

[@PrimalRage-om8uz]

i was doing 70 mph on the interstate in Nashville, in the middle lane when my car suddenly died off. it was scary, no power, no power steering, no lights doing 70 mph. was able to pull off on side shoulder without hitting anybody, turns out the alternator went out and weren't charging my battery. scary stuff.

[@dannyhoughton9704]

Thanks Scotty

[@LuciferTheBloody]

twice in the past year my camry has continually shut off seconds after starting, it seemed to come right after leaving it a minute both times. 2007, 160K New plugs no Codes or warning lights. What could it be?

[@isaachunnids]

That’s right bro I got a prelude with a f22 single cam 🤣 and it be dying some times randomly that’s why I never leave the house with my jump box

[@TheCustomluc]

iac valve once went bad on me driving my 98 4runner. new one and she’s good as new

[@Evan-kr7sk]

Having a problem with it dying on startup when the revs drop back down then re crank and runs like scalded dog

[@joeneri150]

My 87 Lincoln will shut off once I made a hard turn or a u turn, it starts beeping and then it shuts off.

[@martinc3597]

If this guy offered a class to learn about the knowledge he knows... I would Make it A/My Great Personal Goal to Save Money to be Able to attend it. 🙇🙏🙏

[@gracec1665]

I attend Scotty's UTube Channel. I'm learning a lot!

[@codybrandoncargle3129]

Scotty I think start stop technology is the dumbest idea ever, it doesn’t save on gas, if anything it burns more because you have to restart it. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@christianlink4433]

I was honestly hoping he was gonna mention that and how to disable it

[@codybrandoncargle3129]

@@christianlink4433 Yeah Scotty is unpredictable man! 🤔

[@johannlopez953]

My charger shut off when I was parking then the ( red) oil pressure came on . I turned the car on again then the oil pressure went off, any explanation?

[@rodserling6955]

Merry Christmas Scotty!

[@ricardosalcedo1434]

My 1993 Ford Ranger 3.0 dies while running what could be the problem

[@maureenhughes8395]

My Chevy Trax was fine until the weather got really hot! When I try to restart the car after the AC it turns on, then Shuts Down in traffic! Two mechanics....no answers!

[@Wagner-c5m]

Dear Mr. Kilmer, Don't expect a Christmas gift from the Big Car Union of Mechanics.

[@jimbob1743]

For me the issue was the crankshaft position sensor. Sometimes it would make car cut off or never start

[@chrisgarza6031]

I replaced my fuel pump and still randomly shutting off. Any other suggestions?

[@Ferras.x3]

What about when it completely shuts off and all the lights on the dash come on ? (1990 Chevy c1500) 😭

[@zeeshanhyder3000]

ThankYou Boss😊

[@michaeljohnson4204]

I had a 60 Olds that did that because a wire was loose on the firewall and I never had a pair of plyers to fix it for good so I just put it back and would stay running so I never thought of it when I was home to fix it.

[@boogitybear2283]

These modern vehicles do shut off at traffic lights then come back on once you go forward this wears out the Starter. No Bueno!

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Scotty really out here doing his part to keep the wheels on this world turning. I meant that oddly Literally

[@billbovingdon9502]

What tool did you use on the battery to test the alternator? Maybe post a link

[@Chridafirst]

Take off the positive terminal of the battery, if your car dies, then your alternator is bad...

[@StephanieMarie0215]

I have the same exact van a 2012 dodge caravan it will randomly shut off either when I go to start it and I have to keep starting it over and over again or while I’m driving it’ll shut off sometimes a check engine light will pop on and sometimes it’ll just go away before I can even get somebody to run the code The battery cables don’t look like they’re loose can somebody please help me I just got the van like two months ago for my coworker and she said I never did it to her where do I start? Somebody please help me I have a seven-year-old that is in the car with me all the time and it did it on the freeway and I lost steering so it was crazy dangerous

[@calebdrake9953]

Is that a honda 250 dirt bike?

[@capturethephotons2078]

Savage Scotty!!!

[@baljindersinghsidhu3959]

One of my known person his got a new SUV and after few days his car frequently started turning off randomly.. why?

[@SecurityZone1]

Of course Dodge is the perfect demonstration for this video 😂

[@spotifyseascapessmoothjazz]

I have a 2008 Hyundai Tucson that had this issue with no check engine light. It was a bad crankshaft position sensor.