1993 Dodge Intrepid Loss of all Power While Driving

Tiny
YOYOMAN
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  • 1993 DODGE INTREPID
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
First of all the car may have run out of gas while son was taking a classmate to school. While appraoching a curve in the road the engine shut off and the car lost all power causing the steering to stiffen and become unmanageable and the car jumped a ditch causing sever damage. Boys are OK fortunately but the car and undercarriage may be totalled. Now when attempting to start everything is dead. No signs of weak battery and the car should still turn over with or without gas. What would cause the car to just lose all power "while driving"? Thx
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 AT 3:34 PM

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Tiny
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Well like you mentioned gas is one, also the crank position sensor, and the fuel pump itself will cause it to stop, also depending on how fast he was going and if his foot was off the gas pedal while approaching the curve, a bad idle air control valve could 've starved the engine of air and made it shut off.
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Friday, August 27th, 2010 AT 5:41 AM

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