# 1995 Saturn SL starts to warm up, then dies

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-saturn-sl-starts-to-warm-up-then-dies/155626>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sl, saturn\
**Created:** [December 31, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-saturn-sl-starts-to-warm-up-then-dies/155626 "2019-12-31T11:17:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DillonLesko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@DillonLesko](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DillonLesko)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-saturn-sl-starts-to-warm-up-then-dies/155626/1 "2019-12-31T11:17:59Z")

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The car has 130000 miles.runs great until recently when it gets about 1/4 way warm on gauge the car will die and won’t start for about ten mins.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-saturn-sl-starts-to-warm-up-then-dies/155626/2 "2019-12-31T17:15:53Z")

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A faulty crankshaft position sensor will cause that.

[https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/saturn,1995,sl+sedan,1.9l+l4+dohc,1266959,ignition,crankshaft+position+sensor,7196](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/saturn,1995,sl+sedan,1.9l+l4+dohc,1266959,ignition,crankshaft+position+sensor,7196)

Tester