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Old 04-14-2009 | 01:31 PM
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Car died, will not start

SO i was driving down the highway and i was shifting into 6th and after i did my trac light came on as did my battery light and i lost power.. im almost positive it went into limp-mode.. so i pulled over and turned the car off.. went to start it and nothing... upon looking under the hood i saw my MAF connector came completly off... when i try to start it, when the key is in the on pos. the security light flashes really fast and im almost certain that it did something to the immobilizer or related systems.. i tried clearing any kinda codes that may be affecting the car but it came up communication error when trying to read and clear codes....

it seems as if its not reading my key thinking there is a huge problem since the MAF reading vanished while pulling 110 mph

any help?
Old 04-14-2009 | 01:38 PM
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Not sure I would admit to that speed....but what is your wheel/tire situation like? If the rotating diameter of the front vs rear is too far off, it can trigger TCS followed by limp mode, and can happen easier at higher speeds.

I don't know how that affects the MAF, but it might be 2 different issues here.
Old 04-14-2009 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by CanOfWorms
Not sure I would admit to that speed....but what is your wheel/tire situation like? If the rotating diameter of the front vs rear is too far off, it can trigger TCS followed by limp mode, and can happen easier at higher speeds.

I don't know how that affects the MAF, but it might be 2 different issues here.
Its got nothing to do with my wheels and tires.. it went into limp because my MAF disconnected itself
Old 04-14-2009 | 03:37 PM
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Its got nothing to do with my wheels and tires.. it went into limp because my MAF disconnected itself
Ok so car is fixed.. How do you think it runs on one rotor? it kills the comp for the rotor it shuts down... Found egi comp 1 fuse blown... replaced.. fired right up
Old 04-14-2009 | 08:15 PM
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yea that would kill it lol.

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