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Anonymous Posted on Jul 15, 2013

Car dies while driving, has full tank of gas, but all power dies in the car as well, including hazard lights

My car while driving cuts off while driving and has a full tank of gas, the car's lights flicker inside and out, and the hazards will not turn on

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If the lights are flickering I would be checking for a loose or dirty battery connection. If the power to the cpu is intermittent ( indicated by flickering lights ) that is why the engine dies

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 03, 2009

SOURCE: 2002 BMW 318ti - engine keeps cutting out while driving

right have a check down your local garage if they do diagnostics be about 15-30 pound well worth it tells you a hell of alot more then wht i can say here but on e46s any lil prob tht asc light wil come up its warning you cars not right beware in other words. ive had it on rear abs sensors the asc light is just warning but have them plug it in to diagnostics tht will tell you all about it and whts going on prob sensor somewere let me no how you get on..

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 19, 2009

SOURCE: hazard lights

faulty hazard switch get a small screwdriver and pry it out gently

River bottom

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  • Posted on May 29, 2009

SOURCE: hazard lights come on anytime they want ????

this is what the code means
P0492
Secondary Air Injection System (Bank 2)

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shaun

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  • Posted on Oct 16, 2009

SOURCE: the hazard lights start flashing and I can't turn

there must be alarm fitted that either has the siren disconnected or turned off. Basically sensing an intrusion alert or voltage drop. Flip out the hazard switch, there will be a wire which runs seperate from the body loom into this light, just cut it, the correct one though. if needs be trace it back.....probably end up behind the glove box

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  • Posted on Jun 18, 2010

SOURCE: hazard warning lights won't stop flashing

this sounds like the alarm system is going off,try unlocking from the pass/side door and if lights dont flash then you have a bad lock switch in the door.

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