As soon as I arrived to my destination in NJ, same problem happened--car just died. I had it towed again, and the mechanic replaced the crankshaft position sensor. When I got it back from him, the check engine light started coming on randomly. I called him, but he said the two couldn't be related and to bring it in so he could diagnosis the new problem. I didn't really trust him from a previous experience so I decided against taking it back to him.
I took it to PA where my parents live and took the car to a Hyundai dealership. They ran a diagnostic test and said it needed a tune-up, as it was only firing on 2 cylinders (it is a 4 cylinder). After the tune-up, nothing was fixed (although I'm sure the car was healthier!). The car continues to have problems, specifically, I can't drive over 70mph without the check engine light flashing at me. Once the car hits 70mph, the steering wheel starts shaking and the check engine light flashes until I decelerate. Once I'm beneath 70mph again, the car returns to its normal habits.
Does anyone have any idea what it could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 AT 3:47 PM