# 2002 Toyota Highlander stalled but restarted minutes later

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-highlander-stalled-but-restarted-minutes-later/172683>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, highlander\
**Created:** [November 26, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-highlander-stalled-but-restarted-minutes-later/172683 "2020-11-26T00:20:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Brigita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brigita](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Brigita)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-highlander-stalled-but-restarted-minutes-later/172683/1 "2020-11-26T00:20:56Z")

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The car stalled twice while driving, approximately 400 miles apart, all lights on dashboard were lit. All power went off but was able to restart after 5min. Unfortunately no maintenance codes were produced and two different auto shops could not find anything wrong with the car. Thanks!

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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:** [November 26, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-highlander-stalled-but-restarted-minutes-later/172683/2 "2020-11-26T20:54:38Z")

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A bad crankshaft position sensor can cause an engine to shut off out of nowhere.

> **[Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Crankshaft Position Sensor | YourMechanic Advice](https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-crankshaft-position-sensor)**
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> The crankshaft position sensor is an engine management component found on virtually all modern vehicles with internal combustion engines. It monitors the position and rotational speed of the crankshaft and sends the information...

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