Questions & Answers for: car lost power overheated died

lost power on interstate and I was able to drift to shoulder. Car would not turn over when trying to restart and had a "wheezing sound". Got it towed to a shop where it actually tried to turn over but

...lost ALL power We bought this van approximately 8 days ago. It idled hard when we got it, but then we started getting a loud knocking noise whenever you hit the accelerator. It started driving really ...

...car overheated and then lost power and died. It will not start now but just humms when I try to start it. There is water coming out of the rear exhaust but no water in the oil. My car is a 1997 ...

car made a whining, whirring sound after overheating fairly quickly, lost power and acceleration, and then died on the freeway. Steam or smoke came from the engine, but not from the exhaust. I thought

...rough and seem to have lost some power Sounds like you overheated, the clicking sound could be preignition ping. Check coolant lever. Don’t fill when hot, let engine cool down before refilling ...

...lost 12vdc electric power at stall (caused it) dash goes dead. ? 3: lost spark, test spark at the failure point. if dead trouble shoot speak. 4 bad fueling, too lean (say the fuel pump dies) or too ...

car gets to a certain temp or is the motor bad?? There is no "kill" switch or anything that shuts down the fuel or ignition if it gets too hot...maybe there should be. It's hard to say if you fried it

lost power then died off i cooled it down filled it up with water try start it wont start it turn over put it turn fast it sound like when the timingbelt broke timingbelt is good what could it be That

on 1 or more. cylinder leak down fails on 1 or more the green/blue die test fails. the rad leak down gauge test fails. engine pings lost engine power. funny sounds. i can list more, but that is enough

...lost power like was at 70 and it kept going down What car? What happened as to oil/water thrown out? When was it last serviced? How many miles has it done? My guess is the head gasket has gone. This ...