2006-09-05 05:15:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yes, a few times.
I ran out of gas near El Paso, driving across the country with two college girls. (I was their age at the time!)
More recently, I had the heater control valve burst on my car, spilling all the coolant onto the highway. The car had to be towed home.
I also once had a wheel bearing completely fail and the car had to be towed. Finally, I had a timing belt break and strand the car. Fortunately, it didn't do engine damage.
2006-09-05 05:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by pvreditor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes. Once I was driving and the engine just cut off. No weird noises, no warning light. Luckily I was in the right lane and was able to turn the wheel and glide into the curb lane. I couldn't figure out what happened. I got out and started to walk a mile to the next exit. A highway patrol officer pulled up to me as I was walking and gave me a ride. Turned out to be my alternator. I didn't know anything was wrong with it and that it could just die like that.
2006-09-05 12:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by ☆skyblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah a few times, but I nearly died when I was driving on I-10, in Tucson. When the stearing wheel of my 69' ford truck, came off.I going about 55 mph.
2006-09-05 12:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by ibwrnchnit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blew the engine in my '77 Chevy Malibu on the highway going through Lexington KY years ago.
2006-09-05 12:21:36 · answer #4 · answered by Sgt Squid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the grace of god only once in 27 years but I am a maintenance buff usually it will be some thing like a hose or belt that fails so if you keep these up your in good shape and pull the maint. needed
2006-09-05 12:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by delmonticoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, TWICE. I HAD MY ALTERNATOR FALL APART THE FIRST TIME AND USED WIRE TO HOLD TOGETHER'TIL I COULD GET NEW HOUSING BOLTS. THE SECOND TIME, IT BROKE DOWN, THE IGNITION MODULE WENT BAD IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER( IN THE CHICAGO AREA). I HAD TO WALK TO AUTOPARTS STORE AND THEN INSTALL ON HIGHWAY WHILE CARS WIZZED BY.
2006-09-05 12:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by dolls7949 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep quite a few times, wheel bearings, ignition control module, fan belts, alternator dying on me, name it I think I've probably had it happen to me ... even had one car through a rod through the block, and old clunker, that didn't have an oil pressure switch or light that worked and my oil pump quit on me and the engine siezed.
2006-09-05 12:23:53 · answer #7 · answered by Zenas Walter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once ....Stupid Honda...I trash it after that
2006-09-05 12:20:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,never
2006-09-05 12:20:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋