1999 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L 4x4 approx. 190k
Dad told me the other day that his truck has started to randomly shut off while driving. He said there’s no shutter or surge like it’s struggling it just “shuts off like a tv” at any and every speed. I called him today to check on if he had gotten it seen about yet(he hadn’t) and he said he had to run into to town to pay bills which is about a 15 mile round trip and it took him 3 hours to get home once it started shutting off on the way back. He said he has to wait up to half an hour before it will start back up once it shuts off.
My first thought was fuel related, but he said it doesn’t skip or surge like it’s not getting enough fuel so I think it’s spark related. What do you guys think?
Dad told me the other day that his truck has started to randomly shut off while driving. He said there’s no shutter or surge like it’s struggling it just “shuts off like a tv” at any and every speed. I called him today to check on if he had gotten it seen about yet(he hadn’t) and he said he had to run into to town to pay bills which is about a 15 mile round trip and it took him 3 hours to get home once it started shutting off on the way back. He said he has to wait up to half an hour before it will start back up once it shuts off.
My first thought was fuel related, but he said it doesn’t skip or surge like it’s not getting enough fuel so I think it’s spark related. What do you guys think?