Car shut off going up road?

2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
172,000 MILES • 4.0L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DAWN RUSSELL
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Have replaced cam and crank sensors, purge valve, alternator, fuel injector and fuel pump... Will start and go about 3 miles and cuts off. Can put in neutral and starts right back. Will go a couple more miles and do same thing. Please help. I'm about to pull my hair out.
Jun 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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These problems can be tough to find. We should do a CAN scan to see which codes are stored, which will lead us to the problem. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is the scanner for $26.00:

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I can tell you I have seen the IPM go out and cause this problem on this car FYI. Here is the location in case there is code for it. It is easy to replace because it is plug and play as it-self learns. Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes.
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Jun 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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