A faulty ignition module can cause a vehicle to overheat. The vehicle may run and then lose power suddenly due to a rise in the engine's temperature. Once the engine cools, the vehicle will start and run until it overheats again.
In two days the Dow Jones industrial average fell by 25% (ending on Black Tuesday, 29 October). The volume of stocks traded set a record that was not broken for 40 years. When it finally reached its record low in July 1932, the Dow Jones had fallen 89%, and it did not recover to 1929 levels until 1954.
This recession lasted only eight months (February to October 1945). It seemed to last longer. That's because GDP continued to fall until it reached -10.6 percent in 1946. This was a natural result of the demobilization from WWII, as the huge demand for military weapons were no longer needed.