Hi there,
Encountered this problem four times so far these 2 weeks. Basically car just died randomly while driving. It may or may not be preceded with a little "semput" effect for 1-2 seconds. In one instance, the car died while I was driving at 60kmh and I restarted it successfully by doing a rolling start. In other instances, it died mostly at slow speed so I had to pull over and tried to start normally. When I attempted this, most of the time the engine started for about 0.5-2 second and then it gave the "semput" effect for 1-2 seconds where the rpm dips before it finally died. At one point, the engine even managed to hold the "semput" running at 200rpm for about 5 seconds before it died. And sometimes, it only cranks but didn't start.
All dash lights still light up as usual when the key is at ON.
And then suddenly like magic, it can restart as normal. No CEL or anything.
So far the longest I got stucked at the roadside was 45 minutes at Kota Kemuning. The tow truck fella came but the car just ran normally like nothing happened. And I drove it home without any drama.
A sidenote that may be helpful in diagnosis. This is my observation for the past 1 year or so. I noticed a couple of times (not everytime) when the engine has started, the oil light (not low fuel light) lights up for 1-2 seconds. The normal behavior I assumed is as soon as the engine starts, the CEL and oil light should be out immediately.
I guess the next thing I'll do is try to look for error codes. I'll keep you guys posted.
Any inputs are truly appreciated.
Encountered this problem four times so far these 2 weeks. Basically car just died randomly while driving. It may or may not be preceded with a little "semput" effect for 1-2 seconds. In one instance, the car died while I was driving at 60kmh and I restarted it successfully by doing a rolling start. In other instances, it died mostly at slow speed so I had to pull over and tried to start normally. When I attempted this, most of the time the engine started for about 0.5-2 second and then it gave the "semput" effect for 1-2 seconds where the rpm dips before it finally died. At one point, the engine even managed to hold the "semput" running at 200rpm for about 5 seconds before it died. And sometimes, it only cranks but didn't start.
All dash lights still light up as usual when the key is at ON.
And then suddenly like magic, it can restart as normal. No CEL or anything.
So far the longest I got stucked at the roadside was 45 minutes at Kota Kemuning. The tow truck fella came but the car just ran normally like nothing happened. And I drove it home without any drama.
A sidenote that may be helpful in diagnosis. This is my observation for the past 1 year or so. I noticed a couple of times (not everytime) when the engine has started, the oil light (not low fuel light) lights up for 1-2 seconds. The normal behavior I assumed is as soon as the engine starts, the CEL and oil light should be out immediately.
I guess the next thing I'll do is try to look for error codes. I'll keep you guys posted.
Any inputs are truly appreciated.
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