# Car died while moving

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-died-while-moving/42744>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz, sl-class\
**Created:** [January 17, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-died-while-moving/42744 "2010-01-17T21:27:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![hollisphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/77aa72/32.png) [@hollisphillips](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hollisphillips)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-died-while-moving/42744/1 "2010-01-17T21:27:26Z")

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I have a 1988 560SL mercedes with 80,000 miles (pampered by my parents until 3 months ago). I was driving on a city street (~20 mph) when every light on the dashboard lit up and the car died. I tried to start it three times before it turned over. I drove it home (~5 blocks) with no problem. I took it to my mechanic and made 3 stops on the way, also with no incident. My mechanic is at a loss.

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**Author:** ![pheish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@pheish](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pheish)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-died-while-moving/42744/2 "2010-03-21T21:03:25Z")

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I just read this and was hoping for a great reply. Mine has done the same thing 3 times recently and I’m now scared to drive it.