I have a 1991 Dodge Colt. Today I was driving to school to buy my books and the engine just suddenly stopped on me. It started fine and was running good. I tried starting it again several times and it didn't even want to turn over. I called a tow truck and have it into a service center now. The timing belt snapped about a month or two ago, so it can't be that.
2006-08-02 13:27:51 · 15 answers · asked by Bear 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The things which can make a car stop dead are too numerous. Ask your mechanic , when he calls to tell you the car is fixed.
2006-08-02 13:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Died suddenly and then wouldn't even turnover (you mean nothing happens when you turn the key right) sounds like the engine might have froze up, something is preventing the engine from spinning, worst case senario is you blew the engine. Blowing an engine only means the engine has major internal damage. Buy a Subaru Legacy. Sorry
2006-08-03 00:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it might be the alternator, or the battery. What happens is the alternator gets bad and wont keep a charge on the battery...so then the "juice" in the car runs out and since the alternator wasnt charging the battery, it wont even start. To fix it you need to take your battery to autozone, or somewhere like that..they will check it for free to see if it is still good and can hold a charge. If it does hold a charge, most likely it's your alternator. Another problem could be a lot simpler....check the connections to your battery ( the negative and positive) and see if they got disconnected at all....if so....this is the problem. I hope you figure it out....
2006-08-02 20:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ricknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds electrical. Was it really warm out? Is your battery dead now? Would your headlights come on when you were just sitting after trying to turn it over?
So many different things..
I really wish you good luck. It sounds like you really need your Colt to get back and forth to school.
Hey, if you get it running you should try trading it in on a down payment for a newer car.
Good Luck!!!
And I just gotta say it..........'get a FORD' ;o)
2006-08-02 20:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by oodlesoanimals 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be your electronic ignition. I had a Jeep that would die but after it set for several minutes I could get it to start. Changed out the ignition box and everything was okay after that.
2006-08-02 20:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by n317537 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a fuel pump going out in it. But who knows, as I'm stuck on it wouldn't turn over, but was running fine prior. Does it crank, but won't start?
2006-08-02 20:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your ignion just for the fact that u said it didnt wanna turn over
all of the things everyone else said would not cas it to not turn over it would just not let it start
and if the ignion is bad it can die for no reason
2006-08-02 20:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by hillbilly271 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its your battery take someone down with you and if you dont like what you hear from the one mechanic spend $50 more and have it towed to a AAA repair or geico repair facility you will be happy you did
2006-08-02 20:33:23 · answer #8 · answered by chip33302 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds more like driver error than car problem... Insert key -> try again, if that doesnt work, your problem is its a Dodge!
2006-08-02 20:31:37 · answer #9 · answered by kl0wnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That could be 1000 things with that description. There would be no way to guess.
2006-08-02 20:34:20 · answer #10 · answered by kstrucker69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋