Q: My car is 04 325ci, 205k miles, never abused. While driving, especially when going up the hills, the engine suddenly stalls and l

asked by on July 02, 2017

My car is 04 325i, 125k miles, never abused. While driving, especially when going up the hills, the engine suddenly stalls and loses power completely. I hear a short beep and the EML, BRAKE and DSC light come on ( all in yellow ). The engine starts right up and car regains power if I shut off the engine for few seconds.

My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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