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Starting Issues/Dying out while driving.

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Old Nov 22, 2018 | 10:47 AM
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Starting Issues/Dying out while driving.


Hello all, if you watch the video, you can see that the car refuses to start when I turn the key, randomly depending on how I place it in. The car is also developing a lovely habit of straight up dying on me while driving, at seemingly random times. On my way to work today the car cut out for a half second on the highway, which is rather terrifying. I did a bit of research into this and I can’t seem to find this exact issue anywhere. I want to think it’s the immobilizer but it also happens while i’m Driving. My only other guess would be a bad alternator?
 
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Old Nov 23, 2018 | 12:50 PM
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What is the condition and how old is the battery?

Were you having problems previously? Have you checked the voltage at rest and while the car is running?

 
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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 08:50 AM
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Look for corrosion and other connection issues in battery cables and ground straps on the car.
 
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