2006-07-04 04:23:53 · 12 answers · asked by Punkin 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
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2006-07-04 04:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by MORENITA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the computer goes, the vehicle goes. And in most cases the computer blowing up in a vehicle will total the vehicle out. Meaning that it's cheaper for the insurance company to pay the vehicle off and get rid of it than it is to fix the computer. I've seen this happen while I was working at a body shop... we'd have brand new off the truck vehicles come in with the computers shot... and the insurance company would just total it out and write the dealership a check.
2006-07-04 11:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by TheLizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCM's (computer) will do a wide range of things, they can cause a complete shut down and may be nothing but a light on and no other problems. I have seen PCM's take a lot of abuse and still run, like shorted out and bad crashes and not hurt them. If you are having trouble I would take the car/truck to a good service shop or dealer for a diagnose, If you take it to Auto zone or something to the effect for a code scan,then they will try to sell a part you may not need.
2006-07-04 11:34:18 · answer #3 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the vehicle and what the computer controls. Older vehicles were far less dependent on computers. Newer ones with a computer failure could indeed shut down the vehicle.
2006-07-04 11:26:34 · answer #4 · answered by DrTandem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think the car wouldnt even start if the computer failed, but if your asking if the computer failed while the car was going I think the car would stop because on some cars the computer controls how much fuel it gets and if it doesnt give the car fuel then it would stop
2006-07-04 11:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by xr5turbo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our car was hit by lightning and the computer shut everything down immediately.
2006-07-04 11:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by karen wonderful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things or all things could shut down.
2006-07-04 11:27:27 · answer #7 · answered by Niceguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like a onboard computer or a computer inside the car
2006-07-04 11:26:52 · answer #8 · answered by Jake 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My experience is that it will all go down at once, not gradually.
2006-07-04 11:26:19 · answer #9 · answered by Leigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know from experience that your windshield goes blank
2006-07-04 11:35:00 · answer #10 · answered by steve b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it made by Microsoft?
It could do either.
2006-07-04 11:26:15 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋