I would suggest that your timing belt broke - just like mine did Saturday, May 23, 09. I pulled over and a mechanic friend helped me check it out. Do not turn the engine over and over and over (too late?). These are probably "interference" engines and you may bend/break your valves or bust a piston which equals an expensive repair (like mine). Take it to a mechanic first. My repair, at $45.00/hr will cost around $200-$300 to fix. That's cheap!! if bent valve - closer to $1000.00 to repair. God Bless you & your car.
in neutral while engine warm and running. be sure to have emergency braake on.
could be a broken engine mount
could be the timing belt
Hello: I am doing a overhaul on my 2002 Mitsubishi Galant. I inadvertently moved the crankcase while trying to remove the small timing belt while the larger timing belt was off. Knowing that, I would like to know is there a procedure to follow to correct this?
Use an OBDII code reader or a scan tool or try disconnecting the battery for a while.
it has a bulb unless your gauge lights are out too then it is a brake fuse that's what i found to be the problem
You should not drive a car that is running hot,because you can lock up the engine.
check the engine fuse it might be blown,or timing belt it might be wornout I had this problem happen twice to me, where it died on the road and I had to pull over and it would not start. This was a 1994 Mitsubishi Galant. The mechanic replaced what I think is the internal distributor, it was some electronic black box literally, and after that it was fine. I guess they burn out every 7 to 10 years.
hot-swapping
I have a 95 galant that would just quit running at a stop or even driving it would just loose all electrical power. It turned out to be the cheap alarm system they put in it. when i removed the alarm it quit having the problem.
While facing the engine, the filter is located left hand side of the firewall. it's black, cylindrical w/ 2 hoses sticking out of it. Very easy to locate and replace.
Remove negative polar of battery and replace after a couple of minutes. FYI your car will ride rough for about a half hour while the computer re learns itself (reset)