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Question: 03 expl stopped running while driving. I restarted it,what would make it quit?

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melis0502, 4.0L V6, South Jordan, UT, January 17, 2012, 09:52
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I was in the middle of turning, power steering shut down, and then no power, nothing. Waited about five minutes, then it restarted as if nothing happened. I'm scared to drive with my little kids in it now. What could it be?

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    gmc4me January 17, 2012, 10:02
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    If you lost all power to the vehicle, radio, and gauges you may possibly have a bad battery or a bad connection at the battery. A bad connection at the battery would cause the vehicle to die and since it's just a bad connection it may have made a good connection again allowing the vehicle to start.

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    melis0502, January 17, 2012, 10:36
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    I don't think its the battery, it's fairly new and under warranty. I was thinking that it must be something else for it to stop while running. Usually when it's the battery, it just doesn't start. I replaced the fuel filter on Sat, I drove it today, but I'm still not convinced it's okay yet. I just am trying not to take it to mechanic. We just took my hubby's buick in last month to fix a fuel pump and something else on it. Just don't have alot of extra money to sink into another car repair. Thanks for your reply.

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    GrayBlonde January 17, 2012, 13:20
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    Crankshaft position sensors can cause that and most of the time it does not throw a check engine light. Hard to diagnose if it is intermittent.

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    McNeil's Napa Auto Care Center (1688 Answers) , Sandy, UT - (801) 566-8585
    motors January 18, 2012, 10:01
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    I would check the power wire that comes off the positive cable. Wiggle that wire while the car is running and if it shuts down you have found your proble. If it does not shut down you probably have a crankshaft sensor problem. Intermittent problems are very difficult to diagnose.

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