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

2012 FORD F-150
139,098 MILES • V6 • TURBO • 4WD
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REDRUM40
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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.
Aug 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM
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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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Aug 21, 2023 at 4:00 PM
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