What's usually wrong when your car stops on you?

Question

it has a half a tank of gas

Answer 1

It could be a number of things....battery is always the first thing people check then the alternator ....have it checked out by a professional!!

Answer 2

It's broken

Answer 3

out of gas

Answer 4

One of many thing could be wrong, loss of fuel pressure, no spark, clogged fuel filter, dead battery, loose battery cables and anything else, have someone scan the vehicles computer and check it out.

Answer 5

it could be any number of things: battery,altenator,transmission,gas,etc etc you need to give more details

Answer 6

spark plug it could be ful injectors  fuel filter anything can be it

Answer 7

is it out of gas?

either that or something broke, or maybe you accidentally hit the brakes lol

Answer 8

There could be many things.  If its cold weather...fuel line too low and frozen

over-heating

alternator going bad

many things. Youd need to give more details.

Answer 9

Your foot is on the brake pedal.

Answer 10

What's wrong? There is a car on you!!!

Answer 11

It could be the battery , buy a cheap charger and charge the battery.

check the alternator ...

check the spark plugs.......

check all wires and fuses...........

check if you have engine coolant..........

check the yellow pages............

find cheap mechanic.............

write a check for mechanic...............

buy the book Car for Dummies...................

Answer 12

Probably an old piece of junk that you're driving.

Answer 13

It's out of gas,  more details please.

Answer 14

You have decided to park it?

Answer 15

AINT GOT NO GAS IN IT........... umhmmmm

Answer 16

It could be one of many many things.

1. Fuel  (To be exact proper air/fuel ratio, normally it is about 14/1)

2. Spark (in appropriate moment)

3. Proper timing (the valves should open and close only in appropriate time)

4. Compression in the cylinders (Normal compression is 120 - 170 psi. The engine won't start if the compression is lower than 70 - 80 psi.)

check the battery, the starter and the starter circuit

If the engine won't start - there's no magic - one of these things is probably missing. Most often it's a spark- or fuel- related problem, but often it could be very simple things like dead battery.

If the car won't start, check simple things first:

Make sure you have a fuel in the tank, oil in the engine and the battery is OK, follow this link

Answer 17

It could be petrol, battery, electrics.

There are quite a few answers.