Cut out at 50mph

  1. Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Barnstaple/Devon Posts: 1503 Alfa Romeo 147 2.0 TS Lusso
    #1
    Earlier, was driving home doing about 50, and my engine suddenly cut out, so I pulled the car over and then the electrics died too. Tried starting the car and it fired up straight away any ideas what this could be?
    Cheers.
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #2
    I`d say loose earth somewhere or you got water in your electrics.


    Steve.
  3. Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS
    #3
    Anti speeding device.

    Check negative terminal is secured correctly on battery?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #4
    A lot of people seem to be having this lately
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS
    #5
    back in the day when i had my furio one of the battery terminals was lose and the car started dying then coming back on a motorway run, first thing i checked when i got home. other times if i went through to much water and the electrics got wet car ran funny till it dried.
  6. Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Barnstaple/Devon Posts: 1503 Alfa Romeo 147 2.0 TS Lusso
    #6
    Yeah, bro checked it Earlier for me, earth was fine and one of the battery terminals was a bit loose. So just Gunna keep an eye on it.
    Cheers for the responses guys
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Telford Posts: 4501 Black corsa c SXI.
    #7
    you got caught by a speed camera and you got that worried you turned the ignition off by mistake.
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Potters Bar Posts: 334
    #8
    I had this twice in one journy, I had my ICE power cable attached to the fuse box and the nut had come lose. Check the battery connectors as well!