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2007 Chrysler Aspen

Question: ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MCHRISSY, 4.7L V8, Williamstown, NJ, February 19, 2009, 09:32

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SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR IN THE MORNIGN TO WARM IT UP , IT WILL BE RUNIING FINE FOR ABOUT 5-8 MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE RADIO IS STILL ON AND IF THE HEAT WAS ON , IT IS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOING ERRANDS ETC. I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND WAS SITTING THERE WAITING FOR LIGTH TO CHANGE AND MY CAR TO SHUT OFF??????? wHEN i FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I BELIEVE THEY SAID IT WAS MY CAMSHAFT SENSOR, I AM TAKING MY CAR IN TO BE WORKED ON IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WHY AM I HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AGAIN???????

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Johnny Mopar February 20, 2009, 16:30

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2007 4.7L camshaft position sensors failures are not that common. More common that not is a Dirty throttle body. Contaminates from combustion gases leave a residue on the throttle plate and bore called "coking". This condition will restrict air flow through the throttle body when the throttle is closed, as being at a stop light. Common symptoms are stalling on decel (foot off gas), hard starting, stalling at stops. This seems to fit your concern

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Visitor, July 26, 2011, 20:01

so what do you do? My 07 4.7L has started stutter start when I turn it on. It turns on, but he light flicker and it makes this weird noise like it is trying to crank a couple of times and then it kicks on? Could this be the same thing?

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Visitor, August 13, 2010, 12:53

is it the cam sensor

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