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[WinC101 10+ year member]

I think i got a serious problem with my car. i was driving yesterday and suddenly the car turns off, all the lights on the dash bar goes off, the car starts to slow down and then suddenly it turns back automatically on and keep driving like nothing happened. it happened a couple of times yesterday and once this morning. does anyone know anything about this problem? all the connection at the battery terminals are very tight, nothing loose. Toyota Yaris 2007 ..

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[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Uhhh, more info? Are you playing your system when this happens? If so, has it ever happened when you weren't?

 

[WinC101 10+ year member]

i played my system these last days normally. nothing happened. yesterday this started to happen.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Ok, you didn't really answer the question. I'm talking at the moment your car shuts off, are you playing your system at pretty high volumes?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

My old car did that with a bad MAF. Every now and then it would stall going down the road. I would just pop it in neutral and turn it over and it would start back up.

 

[jteske88 10+ year member]

i would check all connections around the battery, possible ignition switch going bad, bad bcm. low voltage wont shut a car like you say. everything disaperring is a whole other issue.

 

[>>SQL<< 10+ year member]

Suspect battery to frame ground problems.

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

start by checking the main fuse and ignition relay(s).... and answer the question...

 

[WinC101 10+ year member]

i play my music at high volume and it drives perfectly.. so the sound system has nothing to do with it

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

There is a problem with the MAF's on the yaris. All it needs is to be cleaned. This may or may not be the problem

 

[WinC101 10+ year member]

thank you. i will be cleaning the sensors tonight and check all the grounds again!

There is a problem with the MAF's on the yaris. All it needs is to be cleaned. This may or may not be the problem

 

[I Like Waffle]

Shouldve bought american. By the time you pay for all the repairs on that plastic junk, you couldve been driving a reliable american v8 getting 20mpg instead of 30-35, and not looking like a *****.

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

Shouldve bought american. By the time you pay for all the repairs on that plastic junk, you couldve been driving a reliable american v8 getting 20mpg instead of 30-35, and not looking like a *****.

Every american car i've owned has crapped out on me

But all my mom's nissans never had problems

hmmm

 

[I Like Waffle]

Every american car i've owned has crapped out on me
But all my mom's nissans never had problems

hmmm

Hint : America stopped making tough cars in the early 90s, another hint, fwd garbage does not count as american. The jap fwd **** owns american fwd

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

There is a problem with the MAF's on the yaris. All it needs is to be cleaned. This may or may not be the problem

MAF would shut the entire car down like that?