If an ignition coil failed, you should still hear the starter motor cranking the engine. Maybe the traffic noise was too loud to hear the symptoms.
They inspect the coolant level and wiper blades, there is no in-depth analysis during an oil change.
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Good to know. Is there anything in particular I have to ask the shop in future so we can keep and eye out for failing parts ?
I prefer to have preventative checks than to have something seize the engine with no notice lol .
I would just add that if your brakes break you will not be a able to stop. Braking is an important thing to be able to do. Breaking is always bad, no matter what the part.
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I hope poster returns and says new coil fixed issues.
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Very few future problems are detected by an inspection. To avoid engine seizure have oil and filter changed as recommended, check the oil level at least every 2 weeks or at fuel fill up like your owners manual says.
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As I can see, all the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlanders used COP, no matter what engine is under the hood
As such, I, like the resf of you guys, donāt see how one single bad coil can cause all these aforementioned problems
I feel thereās either a lot more to the story . . . or something was poorly explained
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Ignition coil failure would give the symptoms you had: engine quits, car slows to a stop, canāt be restarted. The functioning warning lights tell you there is a not a total failure of the electrical system. If when you tried to start the engine the engine turned over (the usual rrr-rrr-rrr sound) thatās a sign the battery is OK, and that the alternator has been doing its job.
Good luck with this repair. Should be fairly simple. Please let us know.
I believe weāve already established opās 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander doesnāt have a single ignition coil
Rather, it has COP, which means coil-on-plug . . . one coil per cylinder
As such, one bad coil couldnāt cause all the problems he mentioned, imo
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I agree. The COP info came in while I was writing about cars with a single coil. (So far that is every car I have owned, but I realize that things have been changing while my present cars have both gone over 200,00 miles.)
A failed crankshaft position sensor (by whatever name) - could be the issue.
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Not to be too harsh, but nobody can truly predict future problems, but if you really want to try, try this town:
Cassadaga, Florida is a small town known as the āPsychic Capital of the Worldā and is home to many psychics and mediums, including palm readers
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If I were a bit dishonest and were trying to cover my tracks, Iād put a new oil plug in, fill it with oil, and charge for an ignition coil. Then hope for the best.
First thing check for oil and a new plug. Of course more likely the crank sensor or something but is the noise of something sounding like gravel to be discounted?
Iāll head over there if I desperately need good news 
They did, and it was the coil. See post 19 above.
The only car Iāve ever owned that had the tendency to stop running while driving & for no apparent reason was my VW Rabbit. The first time it was the fuel pump relay; second time it was the ignition coil. In any event OP Iām glad your car is fixed. Good for you!
Post 19 only says what the mechanic said and part is ordered. Remains to be seen the rest of it. Anyone hear of one coil causing a stall and starter clicking?
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My VW Rabbit would stall b/c of a failing coil, then wouldnāt start, but it would usually crank ok. But the cranking did involve some clicking noises. In the Rabbitās case the coil was suspected b/c it happened only on rainy days. You are correct that at this point the OP is just relaying the mechanicās diagnosis, and it remains unproved.
You do realize opās car has a COP system . . . coil-on-plug and therefore has multiple coils
Failure of one single coil canāt cause the symptoms he described
Your VW Rabbit had a single coil . . . different scenario
And as noted, op didnāt actually say the car was fixed. He just stated his mechanic arrived at a diagnosis
I donāt think mentioning your VW Rabbit is at all useful, as far as this situation is concerned. Itās not a valid comparison. Youāre comparing apples to oranges.
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Or any other old out of date vehicle that George has .
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No claim a 40+ year old Mk1 Rabbit is exactly the same as OPās car. I was addressing our colleagueās question is all. OP is in the best position to judge how useful it is.
Itās not exactly the same . . . itās very different
opās car has a COP ignition system and therefore one coil per cylinder
Your Rabbit had only 1 coil, so if that single coil failed, youād be out of luck
On opās car, if one single COP coil failed, the car would still run on the remaining cylinders
I still say apples to orange comparison
And I still say it wasnāt useful for you to bring up your Rabbit with the single coil
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OK George, just to put it in a way that you might understand better, OPās vehicle had a COP fail, that is the same thing as you removing one spark plug wire off the VW or your Corolla, it will not keep OPās vehicle from runningā¦
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