# 2002 Cadillac DeVille shuts off while driving

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-cadillac-deville-shuts-off-while-driving/114770>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** deville, cadillac\
**Created:** [March 31, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-cadillac-deville-shuts-off-while-driving/114770 "2018-03-31T15:21:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ed51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@Ed51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed51)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-cadillac-deville-shuts-off-while-driving/114770/1 "2018-03-31T15:21:53Z")

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My 2002 Cadillac has recently been shutting down in the middle of a drive. After it sits for a minute, it starts up again.

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-cadillac-deville-shuts-off-while-driving/114770/2 "2018-03-31T21:41:35Z")

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Replace the crankshaft position sensor.