Car shuts down while driving

2014 DODGE DART
3,100 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CAROLBRITTAIN
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My car will completely shut down while im driving. This morning within a mile it shut down 3 times?
Oct 22, 2015 at 7:12 AM
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HMAC300
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I have seen the run relay go out on these cars which will cause the engine to stall and electrical top stop working. Here is a guide to help us see what's going on and the relay replacement instructions which is easy becasue the relay self initializes. Check out the guides diagrams below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit


Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
Oct 22, 2015 at 9:55 AM
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CRAZYGANGSTA
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Thank you for this post I had this problem and had to get the Run Relay cost me $34.00 all fixed!
Apr 11, 2019 at 2:39 PM
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