so i have a 1999 dodge dakota 5.2L 5spd 4x4 , and the last 2 days the truck would randomly die, but it'll start back up again in 5-10 mins mostly ( 1 time it took an hour) but there usually is no warning , 1 time it did chug a bit and i put the clutch in and the rpms went back up so i drove along and it chugs a bit more then died , it will do it when the truck is warm or cold , usually when im driving but it has died after it sat for 2 hours (it sat for 2 hours and i went to start it to go home and it started for 2 secs then died , took 15 mins to stat again) then i drove 1 or 2 km down the road and it died for about an hour.

i dont know what it could be but i have been reading other forums that lead me to thinking its the PCM,crankshaft sensor or what else??

its just wierd that it will die for 5 mins then start back up and run perfectly fine and die without warning again....

but heres the thing when i first got the truck (march 18th 2010) it died 2 times on the same day and i called the dealership the next morning and they checked it out and found nothing , and now 3 1/2 months later it does the same thing again but alot more and the 30day warranty the truck had is up! so i need to find out what this is because i need the truck for work.

also if it is the PCM does it need to be programed before i put it in or do i just order it and plug it in ?

 

is it a temperature dependent intermittent problem? as in, does it run fine until it gets close to operating temperature, and then die? then start and run fine after it gets up a little warmer?

 

i would guess crank shaft position sensor. i had a jeep that did the same thing and cps is what it was

 

usually it died when it was warmed up but it did die cold too, when it did die cold it would die 2-10 seconds after it started, 5 mins or so later the truck would start, but mostly once warmed up the truck would die.

havent drove the truck in 2 days but have started it and let it run 5-10 mins and the truck ran good

well today im gonna have a good look at it check wires and connections, then go for a drive see what happens