I doubt if I would have seen this even if I had done a tune-up and inspection. Ignition coil replacement would most likely not have been included in my tune-up and I probably would not have removed it for inspection. If I hadn't stalled in the heavy rain, I would not have found it.

I agree with checking all fluid levels, changing oil, inspecting belt and hoses, checking wires to see if they are brittle, and checkIng grounds. The truck was given to my son by his Grandfather, so I know that the brakes were changed recently.

I don't know if this fixed the stalling on left turns yet, but it hasn't stalled yet...

 

Is it possible that the cracked ignition coil could have been causing the issue of stalling when turning left. I have had the truck out twice and have not been able to make it stall either time.

My theory goes something like this:
The terminal (top) of the coil has a very stiff AC tube pressed tightly on its right. When I was turning left, the torque on the engine pushed the coil harder against the AC tube. The crack in the coil casing was on its right side. By pressing harder against the tube, the coil was "opening" its crack wider causing an open circuit.

Does that sound crazy? I am not 100% sure that it is fixed yet, so it will be testing for a few more days. I have my fingers crossed...

 

yes. Coils are usually oil-filled. If the connection was bent back as you described, an internal connection was likely damaged, allowing the assembly to move and disconnect itself inside the housing.

 

I am assuming that you mean, "yes it is possible" and not "yes it sounds crazy"...

 

Lets put it this way. I've seen weirder.

 

Here is a picture of my original ignition coil beside the new coil. It looks like it took some kind of impact in its past.
Ignition Coil 2.jpg

Here is a closer look at the original coil and you can see the crack at the base of the terminal.
Ignition Coil.jpg

I don't know if this was the problem for the left hand turn stalling, but I have driven around 50 miles since I changed the coil and haven't stalled yet...and I can turn the hose on the new coil and not effect the engine.

 

I was just working on a 97 Dodge dakota and it was experiencing the same issue. I unhooked the steering shaft to see if it was in the collom or farther down come to fine out it was in the collom because it stalled when turning just the collom not the wheels. So I went and unplugged different sensors till it went away finally I found it I unplugged the Airbag Clock Spring and the problem left I found a new one costs about a $100 as of 4/06/20. So try replacing that and goodluck it's easy to screw up installation.