car shut's down and won't start

  1. #1
    Hi,

    My friend drives a Saxo (I think from 2000) and has a weird problem.

    The car sometimes stops automatically when driving for a while and won't start again when turning the key. (I can't remember which light exactly on the dashboard it was but there was one light blinking)
    Only after a while (like one hour and a half) it will start up again.

    A couple of examples:
    1) slowing down to park and suddenly the car shut's down.
    2) waiting in front a red light and car shut's down
    etc...

    What makes the car stop running?
    And why doesn't the car want to start again?

    Thanks in advance.

    (I saw this post but not sure if it's the same problem:http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=426410 )

    PS: I'm not a native english speaker so I might not understand everything from the first time. Especially technical terms :-)

    Some info about the car:
    Type: S1HFXB
    Category: M1
    1124 cm3
    44 KW
  2. #2
    is the light orange? little key in a sqaure?

    if it is..it sounds like a faulty engine immobiliser
  3. #3
    CPS? Or as above tbh