Recently I was driving down the road and without any given notice my car shut off. No stuttering. Nothing. Almost like someone flipped a switch on me. There was also no check engine light on. When I tried to restart it cranked but wont turn over. I have plenty of gas (my first thought). I followed Oldmobiles reccomendation of opening the throttle for a little bit before restarting as the engine can be flooded. I could smell the gas when I did this. But on trying to restart, the engine still cranked but turned over. I had to call a tow truck to get me home. I can't afford to take it to a shop and have them diagnos it and charge $500 like I have been quoted. Anyone have an idea what could cause the engine to shut off. And how do i go about fixing it?
Dec 13, 2007 at 4:18 PM