Car shutting off while driving

Asked by Cindy Feb 04, 2016 at 08:27 AM about the 1999 Honda Civic LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car shuts off while im driving i tried changing
fuel filter and that didnt help. Sometimes it will
shut off and not start up right away

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Rowefast answered 8 years ago

May have a fuel issue, have the fuel pressure checked. If it is low, it makes for hard starting.

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HondaGuru110174 answered 5 years ago

If it's stick shift it could turn off because its idling too low. make sure it idles at least 800 rpms. when you shift rpms go down to low and car turns off.

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