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You're right. As far as the mechanic is concerned it's a faulty part. He ordered a new one. They put a new part and the car works now without a problem. If this problem reoccurs though, I'm changing my mechanic and will take the car back for a free fix before I do that.
I wish I was more mechanically inclined and had the time to diagnose and change the fuel by myself. I could have saved at least half of the $.
Something very strange happened tonight! The car worked strong and even I thought I had better mileage in city. Didn't drive yesterday and drove it to the work today which is 5kms away. On my way back, the car stalled twice! Never had that issue before? This was in the first 5 or 600 metres. Later the car started and I made it back home without a problem.
I have no warning signs in the dashboard. It's a mystery to me... anyone has an idea?
How much gas was in the tank? I've been having similar stalling issues when the gas drops below 1/4 tank. My mechanic thinks it's the fuel pump but isn't certain.
It's around 1/4 (perhaps less) but this never happened before. I'll put some gas and see if it changes anything.
Thanks!
Well, now starts and stops after a few seconds. Unbelievable!
This is what happened to me: I drove from Toronto, with full tank of gas, to Kingston on Saturday morning with no issues at all; on Monday, coming back from Kingston, it lost power on the highway a few times. Each time I pulled over, it stalled but immediately restarted. Finally, it wouldn't restart and I had to get it towed back. Mechanic thought it was fuel pump but was not certain so I didn't go ahead with that. Since, I notice if it drops below a 1/4 tank, it acts up. When filled above that, no problems and it runs beautifully. I'm going to get it checked with VIDA as a next step.
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