Shut off while driving will not crank

Tiny
ERICEDGAR
  • MEMBER
  • 2002 DODGE NEON
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
I pulled over to send a text. My car without no symptoms just shut off. I have good battery and now wont crank. Would crank sensor failing prevent car from cranking even? What can it be?
Thursday, April 18th, 2019 AT 7:04 AM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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Eric,

Usually, a crank sensor does not prevent the engine from cranking. The PCM will not start the engine if it cannot locate the position via the crank sensor.

Most likely cause based on this info is the PCM failed. If your PCM loses power/ground/or just fails internally then it will explain what happened. The easiest way at this point is to use the attached wiring diagram and trace your power through the starting circuit.

An easy way to test this is to hook a scan tool to the DLC and see if you can communicate with the PCM. If you can, then I am sure there will be some DTCs. If you get those, send them back to me and I can get you a better direction. If you cannot communicate with the PCM then it is either power/ground/or the module itself.

Here are some resources that will help if needed:

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

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Let me know what you find and we can go from there. Look at the diagrams below.
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Friday, April 16th, 2021 AT 1:04 PM

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