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2007 jetta stopped at a red light my car started shaking real bad then died had trouble restarting it and when restarted it is acting sluggish and wont drive
Re: 2007 jetta stopped at a red light my car started...
Sounds like the car started to misfire. You should have the car scanned for fault codes. An ignition coil or ignition wire set failure would cause this.
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The best way to find your problems is to hook up a scanner and see what is happening. It is common for the accessories to shut down when drivability problems arise.
A scanner can isolate a bad running cylinder or bas sensors.
You will have to have the fault codes read by a code reading machine . That will tell you why the engine stopped. I am suggesting that you check to see if the cam shaft is turning when you try to start it as the timing belt may be broken. Repair/replace items listed by the codes -reset the CPU with the code reader
It could be a vapor lock but not likely. Since the introduction of fuel injection vapor lock has been eliminated. You need to figure out if you are loosing fuel pressure or spark when it will not start back up. Could be a fuel pump relay or ignition module among other things. Even a problem with the vent for the gas tank.
if the check engine light came on. have it scanned to find problem code. if no scanner any auto parts store will scan for free. but this may be a bad crank sensor, that is how they act when bad. it controls the timing on todays vehicles. if crank sensor is bad it will die while driving, and may not start back up.
Sure is, the regulator in the alternator went out. You can test this by starting the car and disconnecting the battery while the engine is running. If the car dies, you have a bad alternator.
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