bubble-city
Registered User
Hello,
I am a recent SC owner, and I must say, the car is a lot of fun to drive. I do have a problem with it, though. I searched the tech forum, and found similiar problems, but not exactly the same. Hopefully, someone can help. The car runs great, but will die every once in a while at idle. It is a very intermittent problem. Sometimes it will die two or three times in a 15 minute drive, then not again for a week or two. Or it may die only once, and then again later in the same day. Sometimes, it will "shudder" at idle and not die, other times it will just die without warning. The engine may be cold or at operating temp, no real pattern to it. The car always starts right back up, and runs great. This is very frustrating at times. I've checked for vacuum leaks, and am at a loss as to what to check next. I had a tempo years ago that acted similiar, but didn't own it long enough to care. Anybody have the same problem, or know where to start?
Thanks, Mike.
I am a recent SC owner, and I must say, the car is a lot of fun to drive. I do have a problem with it, though. I searched the tech forum, and found similiar problems, but not exactly the same. Hopefully, someone can help. The car runs great, but will die every once in a while at idle. It is a very intermittent problem. Sometimes it will die two or three times in a 15 minute drive, then not again for a week or two. Or it may die only once, and then again later in the same day. Sometimes, it will "shudder" at idle and not die, other times it will just die without warning. The engine may be cold or at operating temp, no real pattern to it. The car always starts right back up, and runs great. This is very frustrating at times. I've checked for vacuum leaks, and am at a loss as to what to check next. I had a tempo years ago that acted similiar, but didn't own it long enough to care. Anybody have the same problem, or know where to start?
Thanks, Mike.