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Car dies all of a sudden

Tiny
CRESTENDOWNEY
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  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88
  • 3.8L
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
I'll be driving down the road then all the sudden the car just dies and the fuel pump shut off the seat shut off in the Windows quit and it sits for a while it'll start back up then the windows and everything works and it does it again
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 AT 6:11 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hi Crestendowney,

The problem you are having seems like the ignition switch is going out, (we had one in the shop doing the same thing). Please replace and get back to me, here is a diagram to help

Let me know how it goes.

Best, Ken
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