Car randomly stalls/hesitates

Asked by Ambii Nov 05, 2017 at 10:54 AM about the 2001 Acura CL 3.2 Type-S FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I've taken my car everywhere and nobody can
figure out what's wrong. My car randomly dies at
all speeds while stopped at a stop sign or while
parked. It's also died while backing up and pretty
much in any situation. When it does die at higher
speeds it doesn't actually shut off until I slow down
and almost come to a complete stop. Dash lights
to come on it's that point I think it's normally the
battery light and oil light if that's normal or not I'm
not sure. In my steering wheel does lock up.
Sometimes it does it twice a day sometimes it'll go
a month without doing it. Taken it into several
places. And it always starts right back up with no
problems. I've also sometimes experience slight
hesitation like it's going to die but doesn't. That
seems to be more so when I've come to really slow
speed or stopped completely.

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I would take a very close look at all the battery cable connections and the connection to the starter. These connections must be absolutely clean, free from corrosion and tight. Also check the ground connections and clean and tight applies there as well. How old is your battery?

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I had the same thing happen to a 96 Cadillac. After bringing it in for service many times over a long period, I bought the service manual myself. Turns out it was part of an "idiot proof" technology. The problem was both the temperature censor and the primary cooling fan. They were sending info to the computer that the car was overheating. In turn, the computer would force an the motor to lowest idle, then shut off after it came to a complete stop. No problem codes where ever retrievable except for one time when the car was towed to a dealer after it stalled, instead of me restarting it. Maybe the technology is similar in your vehicle. It's not too much fun when a vehicle does this at 70 mph. Good luck.

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