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Kill switch?
Middle of the night, my kid calls, says that the car he was in had gotten a flat tire, he and his friends were in the center median of the Interstate. They got the spare put on, but the car wouldn't start... he was looking for ideas as to why. I gave him a list of usual suspects, but nothing worked.
Eventually, they were able to determine that this mid- 90s Ford ("Well, THERE'S your problem!") Probe had a fuel pump cutoff--- a kill switch that activates in the event of an accident, presumably to stop fuel flow and reduce the potential for fire. I had totally forgotten about this feature, and just having a flat tire didn't trigger my memory regarding this thing that should only activate (or, well, deactivate) in the event of an accident.
I've only seen them on Ford products from the 90s. But it got me to thinking: Do other cars have this? Does my Camaro, my Suburban, my Silverado (and if so, where is the reset located?)? Are they still used in cars... are they found in ALL cars?
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