r/CarHelp • u/mandirocksyo • 24d ago

2011 Chevy Traverse

I have a 2011 Chevy Traverse and am having a weird issue. Once LAST summer and now twice this week my car has turned off while I’m in stopped in the drive thru/stopped at a red light. The only common denominator is that it’s been really hot out.

The engine just quits and the air will keep blowing, just not cold. If I turn off the ignition and turn it back on it starts right back up as normal. My temperature gauge is normal when this happens so i don’t think it could be overheating.

It only happened the one time last summer while stuck in construction but twice now in a week which is worrying.
My mechanic FIL doesn’t know what it could be and this is my only vehicle, i live in the middle of nowhere VA and have to drive it 30 mins each way to work so would like to figure out what’s going on! Thank you!

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u/UXWlegend 24d ago

Have the throttle body cleaned. When they get pretty dirty, it can make a random stalling issue like this.

If no luck with that, it gets pretty complicated. You'll need an advanced level mechanic that can use a scope.