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bryantpark13
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Got into a really dangerous situation the other night outside of NYC my car broke down in between two lanes on a curve>>
All I remember in between the insanity is that the whole car froze up > I couldn't press on the gas pedal any longer [it wouldn't depress, it was stuck] and the steering wheel froze, and the dashboard shut down while the oil light started flashing, and then nothing. When i tried to key the ignition, it wouldn't respond, at first, but then it did suddenly, and I was able to get my car miraculously to a Mobil station. A towing company arrived, checked the oil, said we needed an oil change, but that that probably wasn't the cause of the shutdown. he recommended i get back on the expressway, get to a jiffy lube asap, which i did but then it stalled again before i could even make it 5 mins. this time i couldn't restart the engine at all, and each time i tried the key, the only response i got was a rapid succession of sharp clacking noises. . AAA took the car, and have been tinkering away at it for days now, but I was told that AAA isn't a reliable repair service, that they were primarily a towing company and i couldn't trust them to fix the car - partic. after 24 hours and they couldn't even diagnose the problem. So tomorrow -monday - the cars going to be towed to a local, more 'trusted' mechanic who was recommended [in Yonkers], but I am afraid that he might also not be able to even diagnose the problem, let alone fix it. HELP!!!
Anybody had problems such as this? Anybody a Dodge specialist? I'm just trying to get as many opinions as possible so I can shoot the guy a list of potential problems to perhaps expedite the diagnosis process...
The car had been serviced in November, quite recently and has driven like a dream until now -- in case it helps, ill list what was recently replaced.. spark plugs , ignition wires, fuel filter, egr valves and the transducer assembly, and damaged vacuum lines and elbows were repaired...
thank you in advance for any input!
Oh, and I know squat about cars...
All I remember in between the insanity is that the whole car froze up > I couldn't press on the gas pedal any longer [it wouldn't depress, it was stuck] and the steering wheel froze, and the dashboard shut down while the oil light started flashing, and then nothing. When i tried to key the ignition, it wouldn't respond, at first, but then it did suddenly, and I was able to get my car miraculously to a Mobil station. A towing company arrived, checked the oil, said we needed an oil change, but that that probably wasn't the cause of the shutdown. he recommended i get back on the expressway, get to a jiffy lube asap, which i did but then it stalled again before i could even make it 5 mins. this time i couldn't restart the engine at all, and each time i tried the key, the only response i got was a rapid succession of sharp clacking noises. . AAA took the car, and have been tinkering away at it for days now, but I was told that AAA isn't a reliable repair service, that they were primarily a towing company and i couldn't trust them to fix the car - partic. after 24 hours and they couldn't even diagnose the problem. So tomorrow -monday - the cars going to be towed to a local, more 'trusted' mechanic who was recommended [in Yonkers], but I am afraid that he might also not be able to even diagnose the problem, let alone fix it. HELP!!!
Anybody had problems such as this? Anybody a Dodge specialist? I'm just trying to get as many opinions as possible so I can shoot the guy a list of potential problems to perhaps expedite the diagnosis process...
The car had been serviced in November, quite recently and has driven like a dream until now -- in case it helps, ill list what was recently replaced.. spark plugs , ignition wires, fuel filter, egr valves and the transducer assembly, and damaged vacuum lines and elbows were repaired...
thank you in advance for any input!
Oh, and I know squat about cars...