Hey everyone
First post here, hard to describe problem with not much technical car knowledge but will say how things are.
Have a 2008 Ibiza sport 1.4 from new, and for years the orange lights (Engine management?) have come in and off through pretty much every journey, took to the garage a load of times and always had it cleared and checked, even had a new lands probe put in once, told that it’s a common thing and not to be concerned.
Whether unrelated or not, something that has happened through the past few years have been random instances where the car cuts out, not in terms off stalling but just cuts out of power meaning I have to pull the car over or handbrake the car and restart the ignition. This doesn’t happen straight away, it’s almost as if you have to wait for the car to regain power before you can start it again, can take a few minutes if not trying it to happen. This is random and until recently had gone a while without it, bug in constant is it tends to happen after going at a high speed, and looking to maybe overtake or change lanes or power up and bank perhaps, it’s hard to describe as it just happens naturally, instantly cuts out then obviously your first thought is to pull over or brake etc. The other day happened when on a 40mph lane and looking to overtake a cyclist, so a drop down in gears or speed, has also happen on a bank, coming off a slip road but also at a services after being on the motorway for a while (happened a few times on the motorway now which is concerning as you always thinking of it happening). Doesn’t tend to happen if you are just staying local.
Happened again last week only the difference this time was that the car would not start at all, was almost as if the battery had cut out too, took an RAC guy connecting his cables for it to instantly start again (though by that time had called for it to be towed). Again took at to garage who said to keep local till it goes for MOT in a few weeks.
Any thoughts, as this situation where it would t start at all is an advance on it starting after a few minutes, though neither situation is good obviously??
First post here, hard to describe problem with not much technical car knowledge but will say how things are.
Have a 2008 Ibiza sport 1.4 from new, and for years the orange lights (Engine management?) have come in and off through pretty much every journey, took to the garage a load of times and always had it cleared and checked, even had a new lands probe put in once, told that it’s a common thing and not to be concerned.
Whether unrelated or not, something that has happened through the past few years have been random instances where the car cuts out, not in terms off stalling but just cuts out of power meaning I have to pull the car over or handbrake the car and restart the ignition. This doesn’t happen straight away, it’s almost as if you have to wait for the car to regain power before you can start it again, can take a few minutes if not trying it to happen. This is random and until recently had gone a while without it, bug in constant is it tends to happen after going at a high speed, and looking to maybe overtake or change lanes or power up and bank perhaps, it’s hard to describe as it just happens naturally, instantly cuts out then obviously your first thought is to pull over or brake etc. The other day happened when on a 40mph lane and looking to overtake a cyclist, so a drop down in gears or speed, has also happen on a bank, coming off a slip road but also at a services after being on the motorway for a while (happened a few times on the motorway now which is concerning as you always thinking of it happening). Doesn’t tend to happen if you are just staying local.
Happened again last week only the difference this time was that the car would not start at all, was almost as if the battery had cut out too, took an RAC guy connecting his cables for it to instantly start again (though by that time had called for it to be towed). Again took at to garage who said to keep local till it goes for MOT in a few weeks.
Any thoughts, as this situation where it would t start at all is an advance on it starting after a few minutes, though neither situation is good obviously??
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