Car keeps shutting off
05-01-2013
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Car keeps shutting off
My 98 civic lx has been giving me problems recently shutting off when at stop lights and just today backing out of a parking spot. The battery's been checked and it just pasted the test not sure if its the spark plugs or something else more complicated. Trying to eliminate the easy stuff first
05-02-2013
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Re: Car keeps shutting off
could be a few things. use multimeter check to see what charge is coming off the alternator..
05-02-2013
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Re: Car keeps shutting off
I'd suspect ignition switch first.
Depends on how it acts, what does or doesn't work when it quits.
Depends on how it acts, what does or doesn't work when it quits.
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The alternator was a used one though so it could be bad I guess as for the ignition switch I thought that was the problem the first time but the car was running fine since the last time my car shut off and would turn on
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I was at a light when It shut off so I didn't really look cause I wasn't driving the check engine light hasn't come on for anything since I've had the car
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