cutting out all of a sudden

2005 TOYOTA RAV4
80,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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GEORGE RAV4
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Hello! Yeah my rav4 has been running great! Even today i drove it probably 100 miles in four or five trips. Then all of a sudden after it sat for about an hour, i started it up and it's just cutting out like crazy!! It has a half a tank of gas. I have no idea. It was sitting at a park and it's so drastic and all-of-a-sudden that i would almost think that someone tampered with it. But i don't see why or how. Any other ideas? thanks!! george
Feb 15, 2016 at 5:53 PM
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It sounds like the crankshaft angle sensor could be bad, this is typically how the engine stalls when this sensor is going bad. Here is more info on how to replace it

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

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Mar 7, 2016 at 1:30 PM