Brake hard and car dies

[ChikagoGTZ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tech_Greek)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ChikagoGTZ)</div><div class='quotemain'>My lumina did this whenever I braked REALLY hard...like to avoid an accident. Â*I think it's just due to the engine not slowing down as fast as the tranny....causing the torque converter to stall. Â*Then the engine will be "WTF?" and stall out? Â*My 67 Tempest would also do this if I didn't dump the clutch when I slammed on the brakes...but I think that was due to flooding.

How's that sound?</div>

There's no way the TQ can do that, it's controlled by a pump inside the converter it self that autoamtically does everything instead of having to clutch things.

I'd go straight to Mitisubishi America's corporate and complain, as if it's anything as serious as it sounds, the dealership will HAVE to take it in, and they might issue a recall based on the issue.

I personally haven't had this issue yet...</div>

Maybe it's not working properly....could stall out early?

[Tech_Greek]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ChikagoGTZ)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tech_Greek)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ChikagoGTZ)</div><div class='quotemain'>My lumina did this whenever I braked REALLY hard...like to avoid an accident. Â*I think it's just due to the engine not slowing down as fast as the tranny....causing the torque converter to stall. Â*Then the engine will be "WTF?" and stall out? Â*My 67 Tempest would also do this if I didn't dump the clutch when I slammed on the brakes...but I think that was due to flooding.

How's that sound?</div>

There's no way the TQ can do that, it's controlled by a pump inside the converter it self that autoamtically does everything instead of having to clutch things.

I'd go straight to Mitisubishi America's corporate and complain, as if it's anything as serious as it sounds, the dealership will HAVE to take it in, and they might issue a recall based on the issue.

I personally haven't had this issue yet...</div>

Maybe it's not working properly....could stall out early?</div>

If the pump was messed up the car wouldn't shift right, wouldn't go in D at all randomly, you would defintley stall out at lights as the engine would try and go (that or you would wear out the clutches inside the automatic transmission real fast).

[bronxbombr]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth98esT)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sounds like a vacuum leak to me. Â*Id assume when you are mashing on the brakes the booster is pulling a nice vacuum. Â*So in doing so, if there was a leak, possibly could cause the RPMs to drop and kill the motor. Â*Check for vacuum leaks, make sure all your hoses are clamped tight, ect.</div>

That was my first thought.