Engine shuts off when warm

1999 CHRYSLER LHS
230,000 MILES • 3.5L • V6 • 2WD
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DARRELL COBB
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Run for a minute drive it then once it warms up shuts off. cleaned the fuel injectors and ran fine for a day no problem. then got in it drive it shut off again. it crank back and idle fine one in gear goes shuts off.
Dec 3, 2019 at 7:37 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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When it stalls, does it start right back up? Has the check engine light come on?

If it stalls when warm, it sounds like a crankshaft position sensor. Take a look at this link and see if it mirrors what you experience.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-crank-shaft-angle-sensor-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor

Let me know.

Joe
Dec 3, 2019 at 8:13 PM
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