Losing power, shutting off while driving and maintenance light turns on?

Tiny
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  • 2012 FORD F-150
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  • 4WD
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My truck is losing power and shutting off while driving and maintenance light comes on while shutting off. I just replaced water pump and got oil change and radiator hose replaced also.
Monday, August 21st, 2023 AT 11:00 AM

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Tiny
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This sounds like a bad crankshaft angle sensor but to be sure we need to do a scan for codes. 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 location for the crankshaft sensor in case a code comes up for it. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Monday, August 21st, 2023 AT 4:00 PM

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