Why does my Mazda Miata not start up?
Then while driving, the car will erratically lose power. The rpm’s will drop down to almost nothing and then spike back up. It was fine for a few more minutes and then just completely lost power and shut down and would not start up again. I had the car towed to my house and tried starting it the next day and it started right up.
How often does my Mazda Miata lose power?
Occassionally, I start my ’99 Miata and the engine idles poorly, it revs up with difficulty, but it runs. Then I take it out on the highway, and after 10 minutes it starts losing power and the catalytic converter gets so hot I can smell it inside the car. This happens once a month. The runs again the next day.
Why does my car shut off and then start back up?
If it just instantly shuts off like you are turning the key off, then it may be a problem in the ignition switch in the steering column, or an ignition control module. It may be hard to find, especially if it starts right back up.
What to do if your car starts right back up?
It may be hard to find, especially if it starts right back up. Would need to have a fuel pressure gauge on the engine and watch to see if it drops as it stalls, and if it it is low when trying to restart- and it won’t.
Then while driving, the car will erratically lose power. The rpm’s will drop down to almost nothing and then spike back up. It was fine for a few more minutes and then just completely lost power and shut down and would not start up again. I had the car towed to my house and tried starting it the next day and it started right up.
Occassionally, I start my ’99 Miata and the engine idles poorly, it revs up with difficulty, but it runs. Then I take it out on the highway, and after 10 minutes it starts losing power and the catalytic converter gets so hot I can smell it inside the car. This happens once a month. The runs again the next day.
How much does a Mazda MX-5 Miata cost?
Many websites have information on this and several of them refer to Miata.net where you can find all kinds of Miata-based information. Here is a link of what someone wrote about our same problem: The part is roughly 80-100 dollars although a mechanic may charge more for it (mark-up).