# My van stalled in the middle of the freeway in L.A

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** stalls, plymouth, van, voyager\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412 "2010-08-12T16:12:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kthadams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kthadams](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kthadams)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412/1 "2010-08-12T16:12:45Z")

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The freeway was 7 lanes wide in my direction, with plenty of traffic. I was in the 3rd lane from the left, and my 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager stalled! I managed to move to the shoulder, even though the power steering was off, put it in neutral, and it restarted immediately. This is not a new problem, but before it has stalled only in stop-and-go traffic, not at 75 mhp! The engine “hiccups” once every few days, and the hiccup has become a stall now four times. The dealer and two independent shops haven’t figure out what’s wrong with it, since it hasn’t cooperating by hicupping during their test drive. I know I’m in danger. In fact, you might save my life by diagnosing it!

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**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412/2 "2010-08-12T16:20:36Z")

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Check engine light codes?

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412/3 "2010-08-12T16:35:33Z")

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There’s not enough info to go on but making a couple of very wild guesses I’d say a failing fuel pump or ASD relay.

If the fuel filter has never been changed on a regular basis I’d tend to lean even more towards a fuel pump issue; and the ASD relay is indirectly tied to this also.

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**Author:** ![chrisw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@chrisw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chrisw)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412/4 "2010-08-13T12:06:41Z")

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I had a 97 Grand Caravan that did the same thing. I ended up fixing it with a new CPS (crank position sensor). It a cheap part to try if you out of ideas. It was about 35 dollars and only took me 30 minutes to change.

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**Author:** ![kthadams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kthadams](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kthadams)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-stalled-in-the-middle-of-the-freeway-in-l-a/53412/5 "2010-08-13T17:10:44Z")

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Thanks for your comments. When it started doing this a year ago, the mechanic replaced the fuel filter and the alternator drive belt. I’ll have my latest mechanic check the fuel pump and the CPS.  
What’s an ASD relay?