Hi Everyone,
A couple of days ago, my 2012 Kia Rio 5-door (LX+) stalled for the very first time while in stop-and-go traffic.
The ignition struggled to turn at first, but when I got the car back up and running, the tachometer was sitting at 0 and remained there until I parked the car, turned the vehicle completely off and then started it again. There were no issues with acceleration or deceleration.
I thought this was a one-off, but then the next morning when I was driving on the highway to work, I felt a bit of engine hesitation, and the tachometer dropped to 0. The speedometer continued to work normally. The car continued to accelerate and decelerate as normal. When I parked at work and turned the car off and on again, the tachometer came back to life.
In both situations, all electrical elements of the car remain on (lights, radio, dash, etc.).
No check engine light comes up, but I have had one time where a picture of a car with a key in it was illuminated on the dashboard for about a minute after restarting from a stall.
I have had the car stall 3 more times since then and have had the highway power/tachometer drop 4 times.
I took the car into a repair shop that was unable to replicate the issue and found no error codes. The shop said they found no issues with the car.
The shop says to keep driving the car until the check engine light comes on, but as you can imagine I am concerned that by the time the light does come on, I may be faced with a dead car or a dangerous situation on the roads.
Has anyone had this issue before?
I am reading some things about a cam shaft sensor and a crankshaft sensor, but the shop said they don't want to start replacing components based on a "hunch" as repair costs could quickly spiral upwards.
A couple of days ago, my 2012 Kia Rio 5-door (LX+) stalled for the very first time while in stop-and-go traffic.
The ignition struggled to turn at first, but when I got the car back up and running, the tachometer was sitting at 0 and remained there until I parked the car, turned the vehicle completely off and then started it again. There were no issues with acceleration or deceleration.
I thought this was a one-off, but then the next morning when I was driving on the highway to work, I felt a bit of engine hesitation, and the tachometer dropped to 0. The speedometer continued to work normally. The car continued to accelerate and decelerate as normal. When I parked at work and turned the car off and on again, the tachometer came back to life.
In both situations, all electrical elements of the car remain on (lights, radio, dash, etc.).
No check engine light comes up, but I have had one time where a picture of a car with a key in it was illuminated on the dashboard for about a minute after restarting from a stall.
I have had the car stall 3 more times since then and have had the highway power/tachometer drop 4 times.
I took the car into a repair shop that was unable to replicate the issue and found no error codes. The shop said they found no issues with the car.
The shop says to keep driving the car until the check engine light comes on, but as you can imagine I am concerned that by the time the light does come on, I may be faced with a dead car or a dangerous situation on the roads.
Has anyone had this issue before?
I am reading some things about a cam shaft sensor and a crankshaft sensor, but the shop said they don't want to start replacing components based on a "hunch" as repair costs could quickly spiral upwards.