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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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Ive had car stall on me on 3 different occasions few days apart, 2 times started right back up ,1 time took 20 minutes or so.Car gives no warning, battery reads 12.8v when car stalls ,no SES light I am assuming crankshaft sensor, The only other thing I found in a search was fuse 19 and it seems ok.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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Assuming the car runs fine when it is running and just dies for no apparent reason it could be the sensor?
If its a slow death it could be the fuel system?
When was the last complete tune up?
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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Car just stalls random immediately.Major Tune up done end of last summer and is always kept up.Yesterday I drove 1 hr one way and 1hr back no problems, this morning wife stalled going to work 5 min away took about 20 min before it would start and now I drove around today no problems purrs like a kitten.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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Next time it dies, check to see if you are getting spark. If not, my first suspect would be the crank sensor. Another possibility, though just a bit less likely is the ignition control module, under the coils.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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I thought about ICM and related tightened everything up thats about it.Ill see what happens and probably go crank sensor route.thanks
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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That'* exactly what mine did with a bad crank sensor.... Buy it at the dealership. I bought a couple bad replacements at different cheap auto parts stores. And then I found out that the dealer had the good one for only $5 more!
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