My car listed above occasionally stalls out while driving but does not lose power. No check engine lights or codes coming up.
Jan 12, 2021 at 7:22 AM
Stalls out while driving
2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
NICK YANKANICH
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Does it restart right away or does it take some time?
Here is a guide that will help with this issue in more general terms:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls
However, with your vehicle being newer, I suspect we have a circuit issue with either the crank sensor or PCM power and ground.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor
If there are no codes or any sign of any issue and the engine just shuts off, I would just go ahead and replace the crank sensor as it is the most likely cause. If that does not solve it then we are going to need to monitor voltage of the PCM when this happens. Which means we are going to have to most likely set a meter up and run the wiring into the inside of the vehicle so you can see what it does whenever it acts up. This is not easy so hopefully the crank sensor fixes it.
Let me know if you have questions.
Here is a guide that will help with this issue in more general terms:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls
However, with your vehicle being newer, I suspect we have a circuit issue with either the crank sensor or PCM power and ground.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor
If there are no codes or any sign of any issue and the engine just shuts off, I would just go ahead and replace the crank sensor as it is the most likely cause. If that does not solve it then we are going to need to monitor voltage of the PCM when this happens. Which means we are going to have to most likely set a meter up and run the wiring into the inside of the vehicle so you can see what it does whenever it acts up. This is not easy so hopefully the crank sensor fixes it.
Let me know if you have questions.
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Jan 12, 2021 at 6:22 PM
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It starts right back up with no problems.
Jan 13, 2021 at 2:34 AM
Okay. So when does it do this? You said while driving but does that mean at highway speeds or coming to a stop light? Sitting still? Making turns?
Jan 14, 2021 at 7:13 PM