Symptoms

Stalls or dies while driving

What causes it depends on the engine. 15 documented failures on 12 engines list this among their signs. Pick your engine for the causes ranked, how to tell them apart and the usual fix.

7.3 Power Stroke (1994.5-2003) 1 known cause: CPS (camshaft position sensor) failure 6.0 Power Stroke (2003-2007) 3 known causes, most widespread: FICM (Fuel Injection Control Module) failure 6.7 Power Stroke (2011-present) 1 known cause: CP4.2 high-pressure fuel pump contamination cascade 5.9 Cummins (1994-2007) 1 known cause: Killer Dowel Pin (KDP) on the 12v P-pump engines 6.7 Cummins 2019+ 1 known cause: CP4 high-pressure fuel pump failure and fuel system contamination (2019-2020 6.7) Ram 1500 EcoDiesel (2014-2019) 1 known cause: Crankshaft tone-wheel delamination and engine stall (recalls 20V-475 / 23V-411) Duramax L5P (2017-present) 1 known cause: In-tank lift pump / low-pressure fuel delivery stalls 3.2 Power Stroke (Transit) 1 known cause: Glow plug / cold-start no-start Sprinter 3.0 V6 (OM642) 1 known cause: Fuel system: hard start / long crank and injector complaints Triton (gas) 1 known cause: FPDM (fuel pump driver module) corrosion / failure 3.5 EcoBoost (gas) 1 known cause: Internal mechanical failures / long-block decisions ProMaster 3.6 (gas) 2 known causes, most widespread: Fuel delivery: pump module, hard start and stall cluster

Built from the failure-mode records on this site: a failure is listed when its own symptom list describes this sign. Engines not shown have no documented failure with it in our records. How we tier and source facts.