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You did not specify make model and year.
If you have a very old car It could be doing what is called dieseling.
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The engine computer could be keeping it running to try to get it to cool off.
But with out knowing what car it is those are just guesses.
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Does the motor have an auto shut off when it gets hot?
If the chip that tells the engine what to do overheats , the car will shut off. Most cars do not have such a devise.
What will happen to your xbox if it overheats?
It wil shut off.
What does it mean when you shut off your car and it acts like it wont shut off?
That's called dieseling, and the main thing that causes it is improper ignition timing.
Can you turn off a car while it is in gear?
u can shut off a car while its in gear u just wont be able to get the key out without it being in park and the sterring wheel may lock but u can shut a car off with it in gear
Theft system is on and wont shut off of your 98 sunfire?
does any one know how o shut off the theft system so i can drive my car it will start then die
Your heater fan wont shut off even after your 2004 Pontiac grand prix is off?
The most common problem when a car's heater fan doesn't shut off when the car is shut off is that the resistor on the blower motor has gone bad. The fuse that powers the resistor should also be checked.
1992 dodge shadow just shut off wont start changed wires plugs dis cap and rotor?
Car just shut off checked getting fuel cranks good just wont turn over
Why will the key start your car but it wont shut it off?
You need to replace the ignition switch. Too much play in it.
Why car wont shut off with ignition cylinder out?
With the cylinder removed there is no easy way to turn the switch it would normally operate to the "off" position.
As you drove down the road your car just turned off?
Could be for a number of reasons. Is it overheating? Some vehicles are designed to shut down automatically when the motor overheats in order to avoid blowing a gasket.
How do you get air out the engine after it overheats?
fill the radiator back up with water/coolant then start the car with the cap off and continue to fill it up as it is being sucked into the motor replace the cap and let the car warm up if it still gets hot shut it off and keep repeting till it wont accept water any more but the real question is why did it over heat but that's another subject right?
Your seat belt light wont shut off how do you shut it off?
year of the carTHE YEAR OF THE CAR IS A 2000 OLDS INTRIQUE, WE CAN NOT GET A STICKER WITH THE LIGHT ON..ALSO IN MASS. Take a very small drillbit and pop the bulb , That's what one car lot use to do .
