Car stalled, died and now won't start

ASHLEYSTEPHENS92

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2003 DODGE INTREPID
161,605 MILES

Hello my husband was driving our car yesterday morning and he got off the free way the exit is an uphill ramp, the car really would don't go, then the check engine light came on and the car stalled and then died, my husband was able to start it back up and then about another mile away it stalled and died again, after that it would not start again it sounds like it wants to it just sounds boggy when turning over. We had the codes read yesterday they were p0016 p0441 and p0031. We replaced te crankshaft and camshaft sensors but it still won't start up someone else said fuel pump what do you think?

Saturday, April 27th, 2013 AT 1:17 PM

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CARADIODOC

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34,193 POSTS

When discussing an engine problem we need to know which engine you have. They are totally different and use different parts.

Code 16 means there's a timing discrepancy between the camshaft position sensor and crankshaft position sensor. That is usually the result of a jumped timing belt. Some engines are of the "interference" design. When the timing belt breaks or jumps enough teeth the open valves will be hit and bent by the pistons as they coast to a stop. To avoid that expensive repair the Engine Computer shuts the engine down to protect it, and sets that fault code to tell you.

The other two codes are related to emissions systems and are not related to stalling.

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Saturday, April 27th, 2013 AT 2:35 PM

ASHLEYSTEPHENS92