2005 engine light, deceleration, and stopped

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  1. Over100k

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    My 2005 car is on the back of a tow truck. Background- I just got an oil change and tires rotated Thursday. No problems. This evening after driving about 12 miles, the tri engine light came on. I tried to get 1/2 mile to the gas station, but the car decelerated and stopped. I have anout 142 k miles on it. Everything was closed tonight so the driver will deliver the car to the dealer in the morning. I am new to this area and I have little confidence in the work at the dealership. I think they overcharged me for the last work.

    My question- what might be the problem and what questions should I have for the dealer? Any idea of how much a repair might cost?
     
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    The dealer you are going to will figure this out for you.

    A guess would be the inverter coolant pump quit and the car overheated. If this were the case, the repair will be about $500

    If this ends up being a problem with the oil change, you can bill the people that did that service for the repairs

    SM-N900P ?
     
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    Thank you, JC. I like having some clue of what the reasonable problems might be before the discussions begin. I will post back with an update that might help someone else.
     
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    The problem seems to have been an obstruction in the fuel rail. That set me back $200 for about 2.5 hours of diagnostic time. They siuggested that I use better fuel; which I feel I have been doing.
     
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    that happened on my brand new lawn mower. cost me 50 bucks, but i find it hard to believe. use mobil, but they claim it can't be more than a month old.
     
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    Save your receipt, this sounds like it'll happen again. They don't fix themselves....You normally would get other symptoms first...like engine misfire. Not straight to engine shutdown
     
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    I am with you on that. I am very skeptical - but- the car is fine now, and your lawnmower too, it seems.
     
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    yes, they claim they cleaned the carb, drained the tank and put in fresh fuel. i've never had it happen before, but i suppose anything is possible.
     
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    It is all too weird. The car just locked down say within 3 min of flashing lights. And I am careful where I buy gas. Anyway, I took my receipt to the company and filed a request for them to pay the bill. That likely will not happen, but I just needed to do that.

    Yes, I will keep the receipt. Thanks. While they had it they asked to change out the original spark plugs and I agreed. I almost wish I had kept them.
     
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    Well it seems that my fuel should have been drained and replaced as well if that is truly the problem.
     
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    They replaced the coolant pump about 6 months ago.
     
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    you didn't do the 120k maintenance?
     
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    Hmmmmm- I don't think so. I guess spark plugs would have been changed out then? Well I guess they served me well. I am surprised my dealer did not pull my coattail on that one. I will look at my records.
     
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