1991 Mercedes Benz 190e car stalls/dies while driving

REDPONYSCOTT

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1991 MERCEDES BENZ 190E
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
15,500 MILES

Car dies while driving. After stalling will start again after sitting and trying to re start usually around 15 attempts it will re start and stay running. While trying to restart it the car will turn over and run to proper idle speed and die. It will do this once a day then usually run fine for the rest of a 24 hour period.

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2CARPRO JACK

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I have forwarded your link to our resident M/B specialist. Please be patient

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Sunday, January 25th, 2009 AT 2:57 PM

GFIMOTORCARS

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There is a common issue on this vehicle with the crank position sensor. This sensor gets moisture in it over time and will begin to stall the vehicle intermittently. It is located on your vehicles bell housing and is accessable by standing at the drivers side fender and looking to the rear of the engine compartment behind the motor, on top of the transmission bell housing. If you see puddled water near the sensor I would suspect this may be your problem. However there are several other issue that can cause this complaint as well. Other issues that can cause this are a failed MAP sensor, coolant temp sensor, throttle position sensor, you may have a fuel supply issue, or a faulty EGR system. Are there any lights on in your dash? Check Engine Light, BAS/ESP, light etc. If you have any of these displayed I would recommend going to a MB shop and getting your fault codes read. It can save you valuable time and money when trying to pinpoint a fault.