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qball · 01-04-2009, 07:49 PM

My Exige S has always done this odd behavior.

I live in a gated community, so I have to stop and allow the gates at the guard shack to open when I come back into the neighborhood...

Once the gates open, I drive forward about 100 yards and make a brief left turn and I have to stop at an intersection to check the oncoming traffic in the opposing two lanes (there is a landscaped area so you can't see with out stopping and checking).

I scoot across the two lanes, and then I have to break to avoid a dip in the road (drainage curb), and then I have a small bump/hill (about 30 feet long and goes up and down a total of maybe 2 feet).

Then I have to stop before turning left.

At this point when I stop, my car always sputters and dies.

I'm not why the combination of left turn, stop, brief accelerate, break, brief accelerate and stop, causes the car to sputter and stop.

I end up going a max of maybe 15 mph.

I have a Gotham tune, but I recall this happening before the Gotham tune.

I wonder if it's some sort of magic combo to fuel starvation?

Any ideas?

01-04-2009, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
qball Wizard of Pugz! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 4,507 Images: 3	Car sputters and dies when entering neighborhood My Exige S has always done this odd behavior. I live in a gated community, so I have to stop and allow the gates at the guard shack to open when I come back into the neighborhood... Once the gates open, I drive forward about 100 yards and make a brief left turn and I have to stop at an intersection to check the oncoming traffic in the opposing two lanes (there is a landscaped area so you can't see with out stopping and checking). I scoot across the two lanes, and then I have to break to avoid a dip in the road (drainage curb), and then I have a small bump/hill (about 30 feet long and goes up and down a total of maybe 2 feet). Then I have to stop before turning left. At this point when I stop, my car always sputters and dies. I'm not why the combination of left turn, stop, brief accelerate, break, brief accelerate and stop, causes the car to sputter and stop. I end up going a max of maybe 15 mph. I have a Gotham tune, but I recall this happening before the Gotham tune. I wonder if it's some sort of magic combo to fuel starvation? Any ideas? Last edited by qball : 01-04-2009 at 08:07 PM.