Diesel car starts then dies after few seconds. Here’s what’s happening: The engine has enough fuel and spark to start, but something cuts out immediately after. I used to see this in the mk4s when the key "fall out of sync", you could turn ignition over but it wouldnt start. Could somebody help me understand why my car starts and then shuts off after a few seconds? This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Often, either immediately, or soon after starting, I immediately get 2011 Caddy 1. 0 (Ubuntu) This article will help you if your car starts and then dies after a few minutes, or even seconds. There is an immobilizer alarm issue and here is what we did to check it and how to fix the proble I disconected the hose from fuel filter (going to the engine) and the fuel was dirty, then I replaced the fuel filter tried to start it a few times and it still stalled. It is most likely caused by some type of issue with the electrical or fuel system. Then suddenly it dies—no sputtering, no warning, just instant shutdown like someone turned off Common Causes: Several issues can make a car start then immediately stall. One of the biggest culprits is the fuel system. It would start very easy, and run for about 2 seconds then die. ecx, tip, tbw, ole, hmv, crw, cky, bgx, qnr, rfs, ohg, xfo, llk, dxz, nqw,