So this is what happened, I take a 15 mile drive from home to go out with my friend to some bars. So basically it's 5 mins of city driving turns to 15 mins of highway driving to about 10 of city driving again. We go bar hopping without finding any prospects, so we never leave the car or shut it off. So on the way back towards my house, after I get on the on ramp to the highway, my car looses power. The car itself is still on, but as I'm already doing about 50mph, as I hit the gas, the car doesn't go any faster. My vacuum gauge reads 0 and my RPM's don't rise as I give it gas. So I let the car glide, while I'm still in gear towards the break down lane. As I'm trying in vein to give it gas and get any power, I get the dreaded BLINKING CEL, after which about 5 seconds after, my car shuts off (and I'm still gliding at this point). So after the car truly dies, I put it into neutral and about 1/4 mile later I pull into the break down lane where it sat for the next 2 hrs.
So I try turning the car on, it still turns over (so my starter is good) but it just won't turn on itself. (Long story short, I got AAA to get me home, yay!)
So now I have to figure out the problem. My best educated guess is that it's either fuel or ignition related. There was no smoke or any funny smells or anything of worry to make me believe it's in extremely serious problem. It could be something like the fuel pump or I may need new coil packs, something along those lines. But I'm gonna see if I can't get an OBD2 tool and check for codes, and see if the car starts with starter fluid. Just wanted to vent a little, but more importantly, see if anyone has gone through these same symptoms and perhaps point me in the direction to where I should start looking. (sad1)
So I try turning the car on, it still turns over (so my starter is good) but it just won't turn on itself. (Long story short, I got AAA to get me home, yay!)
So now I have to figure out the problem. My best educated guess is that it's either fuel or ignition related. There was no smoke or any funny smells or anything of worry to make me believe it's in extremely serious problem. It could be something like the fuel pump or I may need new coil packs, something along those lines. But I'm gonna see if I can't get an OBD2 tool and check for codes, and see if the car starts with starter fluid. Just wanted to vent a little, but more importantly, see if anyone has gone through these same symptoms and perhaps point me in the direction to where I should start looking. (sad1)