Daewoo Matiz drives well but every now and then loos all power for a split second then engine light comes on and stays on for a few mins

Car: Daewoo Matiz
Variant: SE
Model Year: 2000
Categories: Electrics, ECU, Warnings & Lights
We have a very strange problem, Its almost like you drive over a pot hole and you loose grip and the car slows dematicly then resumes poer all in less than a second.

It seems to occure at random and for no reason, it has had a full service new Timing belt. The car runs great till this happens then the engine warning light stays on for about 1 minuet then goes off untill it happens again. The only thing i have oticed it the syncromesh of 1st gear to 2nd gear is not brill but i dont push the car so its never been a problem.

Any help or suguestion for what could be wrong would be great.
Posted: Nov 26, 2009 (15 years ago)
you say the eng man light stays on for a while then goes out this will record a code in the ecu go to any good garage they will read the recorded code and this will point you in the right direction to find the fault
Posted Nov 27, 2009 (15 years ago)

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