Q: My car keeps shutting off but everything still works can it be because of a tune up?

Hello. It sounds like your 2005 BMW 745Li may have a problem with your electric/charging system or that the battery is faulty (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/battery-replacement). If the electric/charging system is charging too low, it will cause the electronics to go “haywire” because...

The service intervals for Hondas (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/understanding-honda-s-maintenance-minder-system-and-service-codes-by-brent-minderler) are set to turn on the service light at a certain mileage and should be every 5,000 miles. If whoever did your last service did not reset the service back to zero then the...

When installing a new battery, it is not uncommon for various dash lights to come on as the system is reset as a result of the new power source being installed. The problem starting may suggest a faulty starter solenoid....

Hi there: Diagnosing a hard to start issue remotely is very difficult. There could be multiple ignition system components such as crank or camshaft position sensors that are damaged, have faulty electrical harnesses or are not communicating with other ignition...

The random shake is probably due to the misfires that are implicit in the Codes that you have supplied. Diagnostic Trouble Code P0152 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0152-obd-ii-trouble-code-o2-sensor-circuit-high-voltage-bank-2-sensor-1-by-jay-safford) sets if the oxygen sensor (bank 2 sensor 1) is shorted, the wiring to the sensor...

Check the brakes out on the front of the van. It is possible that the pads are not releasing properly and burning the brake pads causing the plastic burning smell. The brake system could be sticking and not retracting causing...

Hi there. If you see a hole in the bottom of the engine and oil is coming out (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/oil-fluid-leak-inspection) and the engine will not crank over, then your vehicle has thrown a rod due to hydro locking a cylinder. The...

Hello - I don't wish to insult anyone, but there are 2 camshaft position sensors on that engine. Any chance the same sensor was replaced twice? That would certain cause the scenario you describe. If both sensors have now been...

Occasional severe acceleration is substantially harmless to an otherwise normally functioning engine. The issue of accelerated wear typical arises if the severe use is consistent and continuing over a period of time. Rates of acceleration, high or low, have absolutely...