why would my dodge ram 1500 stall while driving?

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AIKMANFAN
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why would my dodge ram 1500 stall while driving and i wait a wile and it starts again could it be a bad crankshaft sensor
Jun 25, 2011 at 7:52 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Yup. Crankshaft position sensors and camshaft position sensors often fail by becoming heat-sensitive and will work again after they cool down for an hour or so. Usually there will be a diagnostic fault code stored in the Engine Computer's memory pointing to the circuit with the problem.
Jun 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM
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