X died while driving
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X died while driving
Yesterday I was out running errands and when I left one place I was backing out of a spot and the X just died while going backyards. It started right back up and I never felt it sputter. Tank is full. One time before it died right after I started it up then when I got home and shut it off it fired right back up when it was in the off position. Any ideas?
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Yesterday I was out running errands and when I left one place I was backing out of a spot and the X just died while going backyards. It started right back up and I never felt it sputter. Tank is full. One time before it died right after I started it up then when I got home and shut it off it fired right back up when it was in the off position. Any ideas?
Sounds like, but may not be, a funky ignition switch or wiring associated with it. Very odd.
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Yes, the same day it stalled out in park when I got home and shut the ignition off to Aux only and it fired back up right away (by itself) and the RPM's were very high so I pulled the key out right away. Then nothing happened again till yesterday (about a month) and it died while in reverse.
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No I dont have the remote start, I dont even have an alarm.
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Have you had any electronics put in. This happen to me in my 2003 Ford Expedition. I had a TV installed and the connected the power to the ignition by accident and everytime I turned the key to AUX or ON (not start just ON) it would start up by itself.
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I have read threads on here before where wires were chafing in the steering column and causing crazy problems. Dangerous though. Some of them reported smoke! I would check there first.
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