stalled on the the freeway!

**tigabalm** · 07-26-2004 04:13 PM

so i was driving home from school and was on the freeway at about ~70 MPH

when i hear this THUNK! thought i went over a sped bump or something but there was nothing.... so i looked in my rear view and nothing had fallen out (thank god)...

then noticed i started to slow down... even though i was pressing on the gas pedal. looked at my RPM and was sitting at 0... lost power steering and had to pull over to the shoulder and restart the car...

from then, everything seems ok...

mind you, i have an automatic... so maybe its something wrong with my tranny?

i'd appreciate any info help.

thanks

peace

**SEXICÄN** · 07-26-2004 04:58 PM

why didnt you just put it in Neutral while you were onthe freeway and start it back up? Do you drive with your hand on the shifter caues if you accidently knocked it into reverse that would kill it.

**tigabalm** · 07-26-2004 05:15 PM

Originally posted by Audi_A4_Quattro
why didnt you just put it in Neutral while you were onthe freeway and start it back up? Do you drive with your hand on the shifter caues if you accidently knocked it into reverse that would kill it.

cuz i didnt know i cud do that

and no i didnt knock it into reverse, sure about that...

peace

**awahl63** · 07-26-2004 05:17 PM

Should have gotten manual then...:)

**SEXICÄN** · 07-26-2004 05:27 PM

That same thing happened to my friend. He had a camery at the time. It was wierd we were also on the freeway and for no reason the car just died, Never happened again but it was odd. I would say if it happens again try and see what wrong, but until then don't worry about it

**awahl63** · 07-26-2004 05:42 PM

Haha the good ole "don worry about it"

**kombi** · 07-26-2004 09:10 PM

Was it raining there? Sounds like coilpack trouble. Don't they crack or something? Then they arc in the wet. Kills the motor sometimes I hear. Sounds familiar.

**tigabalm** · 07-26-2004 09:51 PM

wasnt raining and wasnt coilpack, mainly because i dont have them... i drive a 1996 2.8 auto

peace

**SEXICÄN** · 07-26-2004 10:09 PM

sounds like you just made your car mad, let him cool off and everything will be fine.

Some day i wish it was raining again, its been get'n a little hot here

**xaudia4driverx** · 07-26-2004 10:12 PM

I have the same car and havent incountered the problem(knock on wood). Do an aftermarket radio and or powered subwoofer? You could have caused a power surge.

**alen** · 07-26-2004 10:43 PM

i know it's not the same model, but that has happened to me once or twice in my old 90S, but at lower speeds. these cars do not have perfect electrical systems and they often fail due to the complexity and sophistication that they are designed under (read: way before their time).

i never found out the problem but i can only blame it on the electrical system. oh, and it was a manual.