Car won't stay running

Asked by Guru9YV3B6 Jan 30, 2021 at 06:33 AM about the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu LS FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving and my car lost all power. Everything was still running the radio
lights etc. so I know its not my battery. its turning over but won't stay running.
What's causing this?

1 Answer
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Andrew answered 4 years ago

I had a similar problem once on a 2011 Altima. The mass air sensor had failed. I'm assuming that it was sending such odd information to the computer that it could not come up with a valid fuel calculation. Or perhaps the ignition coil is failing and can't deliver sustained power to the spark plugs?

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