engine shutdown while driving
Asked by spottedcat Jan 31, 2022 at 08:12 PM about the 2010 Kia Forte Koup Base
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
while driving the engine randomly shut off
4 Answers
Classic symptom of a broken ignition switch, especially if those ransom shut-offs happen when turning or when going over bumps.
Ignition switch is broken
beatupchevy answered 2 years ago
Scan for codes even if the light ain't on , if you get it running check the alt at the batt. for 14+ volts , it may be the ignition it'll have to be tested when the problem occurs .
Normally these are crank and or cam sensor problems, the problem is getting them to fail while the test equipment is hooked up, you can actually see the pattern go from stable to messed up or even quit all together and when that happens the computer shuts all down cause it thinks the engine has died.