SUDDENLY DIED AND NO GAUGES WORKING NOW

Asked by DODGEGUY1963 Sep 16, 2021 at 05:44 AM about the 1998 Dodge RAM 1500 ST 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY 1998 DODGE
RAM 1500 5.9 MAGNUM  JUST SHUT OFF I PULLED OVER TRIED TO
RESTART BUT IT JUSY CRANKS OVER NOTHING MORE  ALSO I NOTICED
MY GAUGES SUDDENLY ARE NOT WORKING EITHER

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They had Crank Sensor issues in those years, if it starts up when cold I'd suspect when hot ECM isn't receiving a crank signal.

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