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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 11:12 AM
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Shutting on and off!!

So i was driving to work this morning and all of a sudden my car shut off while i was moving then it started back up and did it again a few more times.
Has anyone ever had this happen?
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 11:21 AM
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damn that's scary.... if that happened at a bad time you could total your car damn...
alternator..
battery....
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 12:14 PM
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I think someone mentioned this recently. You'll have to search for the thread.
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 12:33 PM
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I had my alternator done a few months back, so thats working fine. I'm thinking that it is silver part under the steering wheel that locks the steering wheel going bad (can't think of what it is called). I had to tap it before a while back to get it to shut back on so idk, i'll look for the thread
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 08:29 PM
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bad or going bad camshaft sensor or sensors is a possibility. happened in my g35
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 10:17 PM
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My 350z battery bracket broke unknown to me and the cables were getting ragged. The battery would shift randomly in some turns, accelerating or braking, big bumps, and lose contact and shut off and on. Check that.
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Old Jan 25, 2018 | 03:55 PM
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Just an update, found out it was the Crankshaft sensor going out.Replaced it and all is well
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Old Jan 25, 2018 | 04:45 PM
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did u go oem?. its usually better than the aftermarket stuff.
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Old Jan 25, 2018 | 06:18 PM
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Glad you found the problem and let us know.
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 02:10 PM
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Mercedes are prone to the exact same problem and fix.

Thanks for getting back on the thread and letting us know what fixed it.
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Old Jan 30, 2018 | 12:43 PM
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