Hi Scotty! I'm a new member and big fan! I discovered your program during the latter half of Covid. My wife and I tune in nightly. I drive an automatic 2012 VW Passat with 80,000 miles. In the past year, the vehicle has shut off unexpectedly on four separate occasions. On each occurrence I was completely stopped at a red light with the vehicle in drive and it simply shuts off. I put the car back in park, turn the ignition to off, crank it up again and I'm back in business. I took it to the dealership, a discount auto parts store as well as another automotive repair shop. Each location ran a diagnostic scan tool. No codes appeared. Also, the load test revealed a healthy battery. I used a can of Gumout with three separate tanks of gas, but the stalling continues. I maintain the vehicle in accordance with the manual, and fingers crossed - it will last another 40,000 miles. Based on your pearls of wisdom, our next vehicle will definitely be a Toyota or Honda - preferably from Japan. Until that day comes, I was hoping you can help us diagnose the problem. Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂
Failing fuel pump, clogged fuel filter. Pressure test the system. That's my first guess. It's possible you can have a short in wiring harness or failing crank sensor or cam position sensor. German cars do really funny things when there issues with those.
Thanks Nissanrob88. Will start with the fuel filter/pump pressure test and go from there if necessary.
It was the fuel pump control module. Runs like a charm now. Appreciate the help.
Awesome. Happy it's fixed and wasn't anything major.