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wwwkaycom:
My younger sister drives a 2004 Mazda Tribute. Very beautiful SUV. She bought it as Nigeria used about one year ago and there hasn't been any issue since then. Last week she called to tell me that the car stops in motion and won't start again until she allows it to rest for like 30 minutes. I drove it myself today. I drove it really hard on a very good road. After driving for like 25 minutes the engine went off in motion. I called the rewire who brought a scanner to scan it. He said its coil issue, I change all the four coils and drove it again, the problem repeated itself. Stop on the highway and would not start until it has cooled down for like 30 minutes. He wanted to do trial and error on the wiring system but I didn't allow him. I told him to do correct scan and get the real issue before moving on to touch anything. I'm still trying to get a better auto scanner to do a better job for me.
Can someone help me out here?

CoderX:
Has the fuel pump been checked? If it's not supplying fuel, that may be the issue... check this and get back to me here for feedback.

weyreypey:
Not coils.

wwwkaycom:
What could be the issue Sir?

wwwkaycom:
Thank you brother, my sister changed the fuel pump earlier this week. The plugs have been changed too.

wwwkaycom:
Thank you brother, my sister changed the fuel pump earlier this week. The plugs have been changed too.

EngRichie:
It can be a dying fuel pump, faulty crankshaft position sensor or other things...

https://leamastech.com/blog/reasons-why-car-shuts-down-while-slowing-down-27

sultaan:
Check the engine temperature it might be overheating, or the coolant temp sensor is reading a high temp and shutting down the car

wwwkaycom:
The auto scan man I spoke to also mentioned the issue of coolant temperature sensor, he promised to help look into the issue tomorrow Monday. However, I didn't notice overheating at all. The temperature gauge didn't go beyond the normal middle level.

wwwkaycom:
Thank you great guys in this forum. The second guy who scanned the vehicle also agreed with the first in saying that the coils are bad. That means the ones I bought are also bad. Thankfully the seller collected it back and asked that I add 5k so that he can get me another set from Ladipo, Lagos. My sister objected but I gave him the 5k, so the new ones arrived yesterday evening. It was fixed this morning and I have driven from Akure to Owo and back and driven round the city in Akure today. No more stopping.
@Sultaan, the sacnner guy said that sensor near the thermostat could also cause it but said the one in the tribute is good. Thank you so much bros.
I appreciate you guys, God bless you all.
Lesson learnt, we must always get our cars scanned and insist on original parts. This simple problem took 9k from me and about 35k from my sister. She bought plugs, fuel pump, kick starter etc that were not bad originally. Meanwhile, a simple scan revealed that its ignition coil.

wwwkaycom:
My younger sister drives a 2004 Mazda Tribute. Very beautiful SUV. She bought it as Nigeria used about one year ago and there hasn't been any issue since then. Last week she called to tell me that the car stops in motion and won't start again until she allows it to rest for like 30 minutes. I drove it myself today. I drove it really hard on a very good road. After driving for like 25 minutes the engine went off in motion. I called the rewire who brought a scanner to scan it. He said its coil issue, I change all the four coils and drove it again, the problem repeated itself. Stop on the highway and would not start until it has cooled down for like 30 minutes. He wanted to do trial and error on the wiring system but I didn't allow him. I told him to do correct scan and get the real issue before moving on to touch anything. I'm still trying to get a better auto scanner to do a better job for me.
Can someone help me out here?