My car keeps shutting off while driving - 1
I have a 99 Honda accord EX 4 cylinder, I know I'm suppose to let the car warm up before driving so i usually let it warm up for a minute or 2 and start driving. But every once in a while when i slow down or stop, and then push the gas pedal to continue driving it shuts off. And sometimes when I slow down or stop, the car rumbles a bit and shuts off. So i have to put it on park in the middle of the street and start it up again. I'm not sure what's wrong with it. The battery is only a couple months old, the alternator is about 3 years old. I don't know what else it could be. Please help if you have any ideas about what is could be.
It's a fallacy to believe that you should warm up the engine before driving off from cold. All that does is waste fuel and cause premature engine wear. The stalling you mention maybe old spark plugs or the ECU (car's brain) may be at fault. A Honda dealer will be able to read the fault codes for a fee. At least you will know what the problem is instead of wasting time and money guessing or asking us nitwits.
Before you take it in to a mechanic change the fuel filter.
You got plenty of good answers the last time you asked this question, three weeks ago.
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