phamsterdam Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hello, I bought a 99 es300 couple months ago with 80K miles and it's been running just fine. This past weekend, I took it for a 1500-mile road trip. I pull into a gas station for restroom break, etc, and when I turned the engine on it just wouldn't remain running. It just shut itself off immediately. It went on like that for several times til I had to hold down the gas pedal. Luckily after holding down the gas pedal for a minute or so, the engine remained running once the gas was released and I was unable to drive straight home for the next 5 hrs. I dared not to turn the engine off during that 5-hr span. Seeking advice from all auto guru. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busoptr Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hello,I bought a 99 es300 couple months ago with 80K miles and it's been running just fine. This past weekend, I took it for a 1500-mile road trip. I pull into a gas station for restroom break, etc, and when I turned the engine on it just wouldn't remain running. It just shut itself off immediately. It went on like that for several times til I had to hold down the gas pedal. Luckily after holding down the gas pedal for a minute or so, the engine remained running once the gas was released and I was unable to drive straight home for the next 5 hrs. I dared not to turn the engine off during that 5-hr span. Seeking advice from all auto guru. Thanks. Could be bad gas....because you still drove straight home for the next 5 hours without any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet_a_jockey Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hello,I bought a 99 es300 couple months ago with 80K miles and it's been running just fine. This past weekend, I took it for a 1500-mile road trip. I pull into a gas station for restroom break, etc, and when I turned the engine on it just wouldn't remain running. It just shut itself off immediately. It went on like that for several times til I had to hold down the gas pedal. Luckily after holding down the gas pedal for a minute or so, the engine remained running once the gas was released and I was unable to drive straight home for the next 5 hrs. I dared not to turn the engine off during that 5-hr span. Seeking advice from all auto guru. Thanks. Is the check engine light on? It could be a number of things. Throttle position sensor comes to mind. You should have gotten a check engine light on if one of the sensors was acting up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phamsterdam Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hello,I bought a 99 es300 couple months ago with 80K miles and it's been running just fine. This past weekend, I took it for a 1500-mile road trip. I pull into a gas station for restroom break, etc, and when I turned the engine on it just wouldn't remain running. It just shut itself off immediately. It went on like that for several times til I had to hold down the gas pedal. Luckily after holding down the gas pedal for a minute or so, the engine remained running once the gas was released and I was unable to drive straight home for the next 5 hrs. I dared not to turn the engine off during that 5-hr span. Seeking advice from all auto guru. Thanks. Is the check engine light on? It could be a number of things. Throttle position sensor comes to mind. You should have gotten a check engine light on if one of the sensors was acting up. No engine lights went on or any indication of trouble. I've been using super unleaded since I bought. The last gas station I pulled in was Shell, and I think I used 93 octane, or the highest of the three grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet_a_jockey Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Hello,I bought a 99 es300 couple months ago with 80K miles and it's been running just fine. This past weekend, I took it for a 1500-mile road trip. I pull into a gas station for restroom break, etc, and when I turned the engine on it just wouldn't remain running. It just shut itself off immediately. It went on like that for several times til I had to hold down the gas pedal. Luckily after holding down the gas pedal for a minute or so, the engine remained running once the gas was released and I was unable to drive straight home for the next 5 hrs. I dared not to turn the engine off during that 5-hr span. Seeking advice from all auto guru. Thanks. Is the check engine light on? It could be a number of things. Throttle position sensor comes to mind. You should have gotten a check engine light on if one of the sensors was acting up. No engine lights went on or any indication of trouble. I've been using super unleaded since I bought. The last gas station I pulled in was Shell, and I think I used 93 octane, or the highest of the three grades. I just noticed, you are from pensacola also :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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