Aside from lack of gasoline(or diesel), lack of power may also be driven by drained battery or lack of ignition(ignition system failure). the comment below is correct. it is hard to give a specific answer for this since there are a lot that can cause lack of power and it may variy from car makes and models.
AnswerBest to have problem diagnosed with proper equipment. A good shop could run obdII tests, smoke test for vaccum leaks, misfire or lack of ignition. One easy diagnosis is to spray carb or throttle body cleaner in the throttle while giving gas and if the engine improves you have a fuel delivery issue if it stays the same then you have a breather problem. (exhaust leaks, vaccum leaks, or emmission components.
Answerif your whole car completely shut off your distributor cap could have came off. that happen to me one time while driving.something is wrong with the alternator, either it isn't working or it is not hooked up to the positive terminal on the battery. check your wires first before you assume you have a bad alternator, if it is hook up right and the wiers look fine then check to make sure the belt is not slipping on the alternator pully, if not then your going to need a new alternator and battery charge. because if your alternator is not working your car is getting all its power from the battery
Some causes of a lack of power when driving include a clogged fuel filter, dirty air filter, or incorrect ignition timing. Performing a complete tune-up will often restore most or all the lost power.
That can be different depending on the car, but it can be a number of things, from drity engine, dirty fuel filter, plugged up lines, bad sensors. it could be one small thing like a fuel filter or a number of things like sensors, check engine light on? if so i would check O2 censor. if not Replace fuel filter and buy some engine and fuel system cleaner..
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Check for good fuel flow. Clogged filter can cause this. A bad fuel pump could cause this.
Electrical problem. Could be an on-board computer gone bad.
Your alternator is not keeping the battery charged.
could be altenator, or relay
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Your car lost power while you were driving and it will not start now because the battery is depleted.
Car needs service
the brakeMoreAlso losing all transmission fluid will cause your car to stop while driving.So will crashing into something.
my car has no power when driving. plus its hard to start. after i ran it low on fuel
It can be related to gas and electrical power.
Do you lose power when you turn the radio on? Probably electrical
There are many reasons as to why a car may lose power while driving. However, the most likely cause is a bad fuel pump. This causes the car to 'think' that there is not any gas, so it begins to stall, and eventually stalls while driving.
The electric system uses two sources of power to avoid losing power while driving. The battery provides stored electricity, and the alternator (or generator in older cars) re-charges the battery and provides current to operate the car. Either one will allow the car to operate. If a car quits while driving, the ignition system has failed and no spark is provided to the engine. If however you mean that power is lost, then there must be a break in the wiring, possible a blown fuse, between the battery main terminal and the fusebox.
I was driving down the road and my car lights went dim and my 1992 lumina started to lose power.
Check the wires at the battery connection, then at the opposite ends of these cables. These are the most likely areas to be losing power.
sounds like the Cadillac converter is stopped up
a clogged fuel filter and dirty fuel.