Car stalls while hitting bumps
Here is the background, the other day i started up my car just fine and drove it over to my friends house a few blocks away. i get there and shut off the car then talk and then try to go and start the car and as soon as i put the key in and turn it to acc. it clicks and clicks and clicks. We figured is was the battery so we got it tested and it failed. I purchased a new one i had been eyeing up, a basically 1 off optima.
Now today it was raining all day so i didn't drive anywhere, then me and my gf were gonna go get some dinner so i went and picked her up, the car ran just fine, then i was driving at about 45 and hit a manhole cover and the car stalled like it misfired but it kept running and it ran smooth again. I soon discovered i can recreate this anytime by hitting a hard bump, sometimes the car will die sometimes it will go back to normal idle. I checked the DSMlink to see if the ECU threw a code but it did not. one thing i did notice is as i was logging and tried to recreate the stall the dsmlink would just stop logging right when it happens and the lights would flicker also.
Anyone have any idea what this problem might be?
Tomorrow I'm going to see if any cords are loose or disconnected also look for holes or loose clamps in my intake system.
Any help is appreciated.
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