JK Stalled in peak hour with ETC light on

[Banshee]

You belong in tech support, Seacomms!

I've lost count of the number of times that has happened to my users!

I just reply, "It's ok, the faults are scared of me."

Plug under the throttle body a bit loose or dirty contact there, perhaps? Or the one that goes to the pedal?

[SeaComms]

Lol, I am a comms/IT tech

[Banshee]

IT these days, ~20y as avionics tech. No wonder faults are scared of me!

Dry joint causing intermittent connection with heat perhaps? Connectors would be my first suspect.

[SeaComms]

Yeah will have to give it a good going over tomorrow. Hopefully it makes it to and from work today for the missus.

Missus is starting to wonder if its worth keeping this thing after warranty ends!!

[layback40]

Dave,
I hope your wife got to work ok today!
Having worked many years ago in the oil/petrochemical industry, all these gremlins are nothing new. It is 99% of the time, the "final control element" that is, the connection or sensor/actuator where the system connects to the real world.
IT people can fix the electronics/binary stuff & a mechanic can fix the mechanical stuff. Problem is there is seldom any one to fix the interface. You kind of fall down the crack between.
I knew some one with a Magna years ago & when ever their wife went shopping in the summer & parked the car in the sun for an hour or 2, it would not respond. It was towed to the dealer several times (under warranty) & when it got there it was fine. In the end all the control units & looms were replaced & the problem went away. Hope that is not what you are seeing.

[SeaComms]

Yup, me too! Being the first time its done it though I guess it could have been a once off, though I doubt its the last I will see of it.

However fortunately being an Electronic Engineer and growing up in a family of mechanics I have both ends covered Though it annoys me that you have to basically find the problem yourself!

Going over the paperwork, in its 55,000km its had a blown transfer case oil seal dumping the contents of the TC over the driveway, clock spring replaced, several returns to dealer to try and locate a MIL light and rough running that turned out to be wiring shorting from an O2 sensor, ditto symptoms again that turned out to be a split spark plug lead cap, many many returns to try and fix bad water leaks to no avail (still leaks like a sieve), several bouts of wobbles resulting in tie rod and drag link now replaced, universals replaced, dodgy ball joints and now stalling in the middle of intersections and not restarting.... For a just over 2 yo vehicle the missus is starting to doubt her choice of vehicle.!

[Bozza]

Seacomm,
I dont have anything to add about your problem. But what happened to yours reminds me of what mine did about a year ago. I parked it, went in shops for 15min, came back, started it, reverse back, go into D and 10mtr forward it just dies, try turn it on a few times, nothing then let it sit for 30sec and it fires up. Never had anything like it happen since. Gremlins at work.....