Was just about to Conway today and was at a traffic light. Light turns green and I start inching forward. No sooner than I start to give it gas, the engine shuts off. CEL and traction control lights come on. Stabilitrack (or whatever it's called) is off. Luckily, I had enough momentum to coast into a divide.
I tried several times to crank it, but it wouldn't even turn over. After I removed and reinserted the key, it cranked. I drove it to the nearest lot and parked.
I got out ye ole code reader and it said P0601 internal control module. A quick search said either the PCM is not receiving the correct voltage, or it's bad and should be replaced.
After abandoning our mission, the goal now was to make it home without AAA's help. We did, but I noticed the voltage gauge was showing way less than 14v (not sure at this moment what it's supposed to show). Over the next hour, I saw it climb to 14v only one time, but slowly fell to about halfway the between the hash mark and 14.
We pulled over in Blenheim for some gas station chicken. When we left, the gauge was reading over 14v, but within just a few miles, settled back into its previous halfway position.
Alternator? I want to think so, but why would the engine shut off?
This was cruising about 60mph.
I tried several times to crank it, but it wouldn't even turn over. After I removed and reinserted the key, it cranked. I drove it to the nearest lot and parked.
I got out ye ole code reader and it said P0601 internal control module. A quick search said either the PCM is not receiving the correct voltage, or it's bad and should be replaced.
After abandoning our mission, the goal now was to make it home without AAA's help. We did, but I noticed the voltage gauge was showing way less than 14v (not sure at this moment what it's supposed to show). Over the next hour, I saw it climb to 14v only one time, but slowly fell to about halfway the between the hash mark and 14.
We pulled over in Blenheim for some gas station chicken. When we left, the gauge was reading over 14v, but within just a few miles, settled back into its previous halfway position.
Alternator? I want to think so, but why would the engine shut off?
This was cruising about 60mph.