02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY

Bravada · 10-18-2007, 04:54 PM

I was driving my 2002 Bravada the other day down the Interstate and it shut off on me while I was driving.

There was no warning to it at all. I pulled off to the side of the road tried restarting and it would crank like it wanted to start. Waited about 5 minutes and tried again and it fired right up. I took it to the Chevy dealer and they ran all of the diagnostic tests and nothing came up. Has anyone had this problem or heard of it happening to someone?

01black4.3 · 10-18-2007, 05:28 PM

Were you going 95+? lol

Harley · 10-18-2007, 08:24 PM

Fuel pump going bad? I had it happen once, same thing. Couple weeks later it wouldn't start. It finally did, but it happened died again the highway that night, permanently. I haven't diagnosed it yet, but I couldn't hear the pump priming when I turned the key.

K Dawg ONE · 10-18-2007, 08:52 PM

Shut off like no fuel (engine) or shut off like no power?

Goran · 10-19-2007, 09:55 AM

pull the line off your fuel injector, start cranking the motor, if no gas comes out, then you've got a fuel issue, start with changing the filter first, then work your way towards the fuel pump... check your fusebox to see if you didn't blow a fuse also...

Bravada · 10-19-2007, 11:12 AM

I was going about 65-70 when it happened. It shut off like fuel. Electrical systems were good. THe normal lights popped up on while I was coasting to a stop like ABS light and battery light. When I did finnally pull off though, I took the key out put it back in to start and the instrument panel lit up like a Christmas tree... every single light flashed on for a couple seconds then everything was back to normal. The thing that gets me is that after waiting about 5 minutes and contemplating calling a wrecker it started right up. Do you think this is fuel or Computer related? Would a bad fuel pump show up on the diagnostic test that the dealer did?

~~HotRodV6~~ · 10-19-2007, 12:26 PM

id check the fuel pump relay and fuel pump, also it might be something with the ignitiion switch.

Tim99Zr2 · 10-19-2007, 12:33 PM

fuel pumps are a big problem with our trucks / suvs.... i bought my "new" one from a salvage yard for like 100 bucks.. versus 300 for a new one.

Bravada · 10-19-2007, 04:47 PM

Would a bad fuel pump show up on the diagnostic test that the dealer did?

~~HotRodV6~~ · 10-19-2007, 08:22 PM

not really, usually a fuel pump works or it dont, but i have seen that sometimes after they run for awhile or with low fuel level they will get hot and start to cut out, and then after it cools down for a few minutes the truck will fire back up, you should hook up a fuel pressure guage to the engine and drive around to get it to do it, then when it does, as soon as you get to the side of the road pop the hood and turn the key and see if you have any pressure, if after a few minutes you have pressure and it starts up, than id say the fuel pump is at fault.

NYCBLAZER · 10-03-2008, 09:43 PM

mine turned out to be a badly clogged catalic

10-18-2007, 04:54 PM	#1
Bravada Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: User is: OffLine	02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY I was driving my 2002 Bravada the other day down the Interstate and it shut off on me while I was driving. There was no warning to it at all. I pulled off to the side of the road tried restarting and it would crank like it wanted to start. Waited about 5 minutes and tried again and it fired right up. I took it to the Chevy dealer and they ran all of the diagnostic tests and nothing came up. Has anyone had this problem or heard of it happening to someone?
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10-18-2007, 05:28 PM	#2
01black4.3 limeade Age: 21 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,072 Location: Texas User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY Were you going 95+? lol
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10-18-2007, 08:24 PM	#3
Harley Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 72 Location: Detroit Metro User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY Fuel pump going bad? I had it happen once, same thing. Couple weeks later it wouldn't start. It finally did, but it happened died again the highway that night, permanently. I haven't diagnosed it yet, but I couldn't hear the pump priming when I turned the key.
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10-18-2007, 08:52 PM	#4
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,844 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY Shut off like no fuel (engine) or shut off like no power?
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10-19-2007, 09:55 AM	#5
Goran Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY pull the line off your fuel injector, start cranking the motor, if no gas comes out, then you've got a fuel issue, start with changing the filter first, then work your way towards the fuel pump... check your fusebox to see if you didn't blow a fuse also...
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10-19-2007, 11:12 AM	#6
Bravada Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY I was going about 65-70 when it happened. It shut off like fuel. Electrical systems were good. THe normal lights popped up on while I was coasting to a stop like ABS light and battery light. When I did finnally pull off though, I took the key out put it back in to start and the instrument panel lit up like a Christmas tree... every single light flashed on for a couple seconds then everything was back to normal. The thing that gets me is that after waiting about 5 minutes and contemplating calling a wrecker it started right up. Do you think this is fuel or Computer related? Would a bad fuel pump show up on the diagnostic test that the dealer did?
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10-19-2007, 12:26 PM	#7
~~HotRodV6~~ Banned Age: 34 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 236 Location: Houston Texas User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY id check the fuel pump relay and fuel pump, also it might be something with the ignitiion switch.
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10-19-2007, 12:33 PM	#8
Tim99Zr2 Fvck New Jersey Age: 21 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,535 Location: Reynoldsville, PA User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY fuel pumps are a big problem with our trucks / suvs.... i bought my "new" one from a salvage yard for like 100 bucks.. versus 300 for a new one.
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10-19-2007, 04:47 PM	#9
Bravada Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY Would a bad fuel pump show up on the diagnostic test that the dealer did?
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10-19-2007, 08:22 PM	#10
~~HotRodV6~~ Banned Age: 34 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 236 Location: Houston Texas User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY not really, usually a fuel pump works or it dont, but i have seen that sometimes after they run for awhile or with low fuel level they will get hot and start to cut out, and then after it cools down for a few minutes the truck will fire back up, you should hook up a fuel pressure guage to the engine and drive around to get it to do it, then when it does, as soon as you get to the side of the road pop the hood and turn the key and see if you have any pressure, if after a few minutes you have pressure and it starts up, than id say the fuel pump is at fault.
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10-03-2008, 09:43 PM	#11
NYCBLAZER 5 speed 4 door blazer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 633 Location: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK User is: OffLine	Re: 02 Bravada Shuts off while driving down HWY mine turned out to be a badly clogged catalic
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