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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 03:41 AM
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Hi, I'm new here, I own a 2013 ford fiesta and I experience for the first time while driving an ABS and Battery icon appeared on my dashboard then the engine suddenly stops, does anyone know what this means?
 
Old Nov 10, 2020 | 06:13 AM
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When those lights come on , it is an indication something is not working right. If possible , it would be a good move to have the vehicle checked for any codes in the computer which should provide some direction as to where to start checking.

Only a guess at this time, but I would suspect the charging system is not working correctly.
Are you able to restart the engine when it shuts off?
If not what exactly does it do?
 
Old Nov 11, 2020 | 03:04 AM
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I rest the engine for a minute and start it again it works but after a while, it suddenly stops again, if I'm not mistaken engine stop 3 times before I get home, I'm planning to bring it to a near car service repair shop but my dad told me that it's better to bring it to the dealer because same as you he thinks that it is a computer error.
 
Old Nov 11, 2020 | 05:27 AM
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There are times the computers cause problems, but one of the many jobs the computer has , is to monitor what is going on with the vehicle. When it detects something is wrong it usually lets us know by illuminating the check engine light and even preventing the vehicle from self destructing certain components by limiting power and going into limp mode.
Complete shut down, a good part of the time, lets us know electrical power has dropped off and the cause needs to be determined and corrected.
 
Old Nov 12, 2020 | 03:52 AM
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Thank you for the input, I'll just visit my service dealer to make sure.
 
Old Nov 16, 2020 | 04:49 AM
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I am very thankful to read your interesting post & this type of post can change of behaviours of peoples and knowledge.
 
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