Stalling

2011 FORD FIESTA
40,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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VICKY MI
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The car engine shuts off all of a sudden while driving, always restarts though.
Aug 7, 2017 at 6:05 PM
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Hello,

This sounds like you have a crankshaft angle sensor that is going out. Here is a guide and some diagrams (below) to help you get the problem fixed.

This will give you an idea of what you are in for when doing the job.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

Here are some additional guides to help you.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls

Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Aug 10, 2017 at 10:03 AM
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