Emergency, sort of

[doro89]

Thank you everyone for your help! Upon inspection of the battery I found that one of the terminals was loose. I tightened it up and drove home about 15 minutes with no trouble. Let's hope loose battery wire was the issue.
Thank you all again! You saved me a trip to mechanic. If you in Walnut Creek area stop by for a beer. Or in NE Philly area after July 8.

 

[gringo8251]

Had this exact thing happen in my 85 CJ7. Went over a railroad crossing with a little too much heat. When I landed the Jeep shut off immediately and wouldn't start. After digging around the engine bay, I happened to knock into the battery cables and one was basically just sitting on the terminal, not tight at all. Tightened it up and all good to go. Glad you worked it out. Good lesson for anybody reading.

 

[tristero]

Thank you everyone for your help! Upon inspection of the battery I found that one of the terminals was loose. I tightened it up and drove home about 15 minutes with no trouble. Let's hope loose battery wire was the issue.
Thank you all again! You saved me a trip to mechanic. If you in Walnut Creek area stop by for a beer. Or in NE Philly area after July 8.

Glad to hear this was your issue.

Not sure where in WC you're located, but when I lived there I saw plenty of critters at the house all the time. My friend's 2012 LE just had the injector wires chewed in his driveway down the road from you in Lafayette. It may be worth spraying some rodent deterrent in the engine compartment.

 

[Agent_Outside]

Other things to check would be: oil level (some cars will shut off if oil level gets low to avoid engine damage).

Can you actually name a single production vehicle that shut itself off while driving because the oil level is low (not including mechanical breakdown). I can’t imagine any manufacturer would dumb enough to design their car to stall out on the highway, or in an intersection, or in the middle of nowhere at night. Limp mode with limited RPM - yes, not letting it start - I could maybe see, but turning itself off without driver input - no way, that would be a legal liability nightmare.

For real, serious question, what vehicle actually do that?

 

[doro89]

Glad to hear this was your issue.

Not sure where in WC you're located, but when I lived there I saw plenty of critters at the house all the time. My friend's 2012 LE just had the injector wires chewed in his driveway down the road from you in Lafayette. It may be worth spraying some rodent deterrent in the engine compartment.

Thank you, will look into that.

 

[Decipher]

Thank you everyone for your help! Upon inspection of the battery I found that one of the terminals was loose. I tightened it up and drove home about 15 minutes with no trouble. Let's hope loose battery wire was the issue.
Thank you all again! You saved me a trip to mechanic. If you in Walnut Creek area stop by for a beer. Or in NE Philly area after July 8.

That’s awesome. Don’t forget, it IS a Toyota regardless of miles. They’re reliable and I’m finding most often it’s the most simple explanation that yields the quickest fix. Congrats.


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[flyrv9]

Can you actually name a single production vehicle that shut itself off while driving because the oil level is low (not including mechanical breakdown). I can’t imagine any manufacturer would dumb enough to design their car to stall out on the highway, or in an intersection, or in the middle of nowhere at night. Limp mode with limited RPM - yes, not letting it start - I could maybe see, but turning itself off without driver input - no way, that would be a legal liability nightmare.

For real, serious question, what vehicle actually do that?

I don't know - I heard that some cars do that. Actually it's not a bad idea. Your at the same point if your engine seizes vs it turning off to save its self. Sure you would get a warning first. You could shift to neutral, and move to the side of the road as you might have to in any number of emergencies. It's not rocket science.

 

[doro89]

That’s awesome. Don’t forget, it IS a Toyota regardless of miles. They’re reliable and I’m finding most often it’s the most simple explanation that yields the quickest fix. Congrats.


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Yeah, I was thinking "this can't be anything major! Not with this car." But at the same time, sh!t happens, especially when you take your car to rough places quite often. I'm really glad this didn't happen when I went camping a week ago. I was an hour drive from nearest paved road with no cell service.

 

[Ray Dunakin]

Hmm... Does this mean that if your battery goes bad, you won't be able to drive the 4Runner at all even if you can get it jump-started? That doesn't seem optimal.

 

[JPGood]

Let us know what the cause was when you find out. thanks,

 

[Jeffy]

Hmm... Does this mean that if your battery goes bad, you won't be able to drive the 4Runner at all even if you can get it jump-started? That doesn't seem optimal.

If you get it jumped, the alternator will be able to keep everything going fine as long as the engine is running