If Your Car is stalling it's Time for a Needed Car Repair to Find the Problem

When your car stalls on you it can be embarrassing, especially if you are blocking traffic or stalling out in a fast food drive through holding up a line of angry and hungry people. But a car that stalls is more than just embarrassing- it can also be dangerous. Your car can stop running when you're on the highway, making a crucial turn, going uphill or any other scenario where an automotive stall can make you a sitting duck for a car accident.

Since there are a variety of mechanical and electrical reasons that can make a car stall out you need to get your vehicle diagnosed in order to get the proper car repair job done.

The most common causes for a vehicle to stall include a sensor failure or an air or fuel failure, but it can also be something completely unexpected like a malfunctioning anti-theft system shutting your car down.

New cars are great- they have better gas mileage than older cars, they are more ecofriendly and they have built in anti-theft systems that make them far easier to relocate if they are stolen. Newer cars also have engines that take advantage of technology and come with computer systems in the engine that allow the mechanic to diagnosis and resolve car repair problems with some simple computer read outs.

The downside to the new technology though is the fact that an anti-theft system can malfunction and make your car act the way it is supposed to act when it is being stolen. That is the engine is designed to shut down and your car stalls. A stalled car is great for the police trying to recover the car and great for you to get your car back, but it's not so great for the car thieves who find themselves stalled out. And if your car is malfunctioning and stalling on you it's not so great for you either.

Even if your mechanic isn't convinced this is the reason- make sure you have the cheaper solutions looked at first before you invest a whole lot of money into an unneeded car repair bill. Even the best and most honest mechanic may think you need a new fuel pump for the hefty sum of three hundred dollars because the fuel pump is one of the reasons your car may stall out. In truth you just may need an adjustment on your anti-theft system that could run you all of twenty five dollars.

Other easy reasons that your car is stalling and is in need of a car repair include the multitude of sensors that are designed to prevent problems by sensing when something is wrong under the hood. Unfortunately when the sensors are off they can misdiagnosis a problem and create one- such as your car stalling.

A through once over by your mechanic should resolve the problem and once you have your car repair done you should be able to safely drive off knowing that your car is safe to drive.