Car shutting off

Asked by Brandie49 Sep 07, 2018 at 09:41 PM about the 2008 Mitsubishi Galant ES

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car shuts off when Im at a stop sign or red light.

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IF YOU DO NOT HAVE to RESTART your vehicle at a stop sign or red light, your car has not "died" -- your vehicle has an engine designed to conserve fuel ("shutting off") when the brake pedal is held down but "restart" once your foot is off the brake/on the accelerator pedal. Is this a sincere question? I mean, if you bought the car, wouldn't you already know that this "shutting off" is a gas-saving feature of the car??

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My car shuts off when Im at a red light what wrong with it

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