I have a question that I hope someone will be able to answer for me. A couple weeks ago my battery died in my car. I wasnt too surprised as it had been five years since I had last replaced it. I havent had any other problems recently with my car, so anyways I went and got it fixed. The terminals (at least this is what I believe they are called....the pieces that hold the wires onto the positive and negative sides) were also replaced yesterday because they were corroided. In the process of getting this all fixed, my drivers side window had the motor go out so I also had to fix that. I spent about 300 dollars getting all this fixed. Yesterday after I got the terminals changed, I drove to work and a few other places with no problem. But then on the way home from work my car suddenly died. It did the whole shake and then die thing. It started right back up and drove without problem home. Today it did the same thing, died at a stoplight and then drove with no problem the rest of the way. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this??? Could it possibly have something to do with the wiring or something with the battery. It isnt acting up besides this and isnt making any kind of loud noise or anything.
Thanks!
2007-07-17 12:50:32 · 7 answers · asked by slr5803 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I should probably mention that it is a 98 Hyundai Elantra.
2007-07-17 12:54:34 · update #1
One time it died as I was coming to a stop and the other was when stopped at a stop light.
2007-07-17 14:14:46 · update #2
"Shake & then die" sounds like a fuel or maybe an ignition problem.
Probably unrelated to the battery.
2007-07-17 16:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Hyundai...lol. No matter. Did you buy gas at a different place than usual? Could be water. Are the terminals on the battery really tight? If they're not making good connections, then you'll be running off the alternator, and at idle, it can just shudder and die. May restart, may not. So you could still have some electrical issues. I'd recheck the new terminal ends on the battery cables, make SURE you cleaned them good, and all nuts are tight. You can check this at night, start the car, turn on the headlights, and rock the cables around. If you see a change in the brightness, then you have a bad connection. One way to see if it jumps to a brighter state ( running off alternator by itself ). If it stays steady, then you should be ok, and it's something else than around the battery. _ Good luck!
- The Gremlin Guy -
2007-07-17 20:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did it die under acceleration or under braking (as you was coming up to a stop light or stop sign)? The reason I ask is that most automatic transmission use what is called a lock-up torque converter for to over-drive in the transmission, if its not disengaging (unlocking) then it would stall your car as it comes up to a stop.
2007-07-17 20:31:39 · answer #3 · answered by tvcarvcr2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should check and see if yer battery cables are tight. If not it could be yer alternator. The test em for free at most car parts stores....Autozone, Advanced...etc.
2007-07-17 19:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by chris j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you jumped off the car with jumper cables that can cause power surges that will damage the computer.
2007-07-17 19:59:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your wires down at the starter.
2007-07-17 20:07:40 · answer #6 · answered by gdwrnch40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure all connections are clean ( no corrosion) and tight!
2007-07-17 19:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by ♥sexy momma♥ ;-) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋