Buick Regal Stalls

[moto5050]

I have a 1995 Reagal. I'm also experiencing stall out/ electrical shutdown problems. I have it narrowed down to the steering column wiring. I have replaced the alternator, battery, and checked all conections under the hood. My car has that chip in the key. Its that, turn signal short or computer. Any suggestions.

[moto5050]

Originally Posted by SuperFudd

Chickman,

You keyed "Mine stalls going down the road and the engine will quit (tach goes to zero)." That looks like an "AH HA!" to me. Your tach going to zero while the car is still moving in gear means your engine is still turning, yet your tach, and so your computer says it is not. My first guess would be that crank shaft sensor thingy.

Don
96 3.8L Regal

The engine can stall and the tach go to zero with the car in gear if its an automatic transmission.

[chickman]

That is correct, but in my case the tach would go to zero for a second or two and then the engine would fire up on it's own. For that to happen the engine would have to be turning over I would think..........

Carl...........

[shireii]

i have a 1998 buick regal that just dies when driving and the full dash lights up. both mechanic and dealer can't find any problems.in past 2 days when going to start ,turn key and nothing,then try again and it starts right up.Any help would be appreciated with this gremlin in my buick

[l1johnson]

Originally Posted by chickman

Crank shaft sensor replaced - problem fixed
Thanks for the help guys, Carl.........

Carl, this is Ed. How much did it cost to have the crank shaft sensor replaced and who did the work? Thanks for your time.

[97kammer]

Originally Posted by shireii

i have a 1998 buick regal that just dies when driving and the full dash lights up. both mechanic and dealer can't find any problems.in past 2 days when going to start ,turn key and nothing,then try again and it starts right up.Any help would be appreciated with this gremlin in my buick

I had a beautiful black GS (89) with the same problem. Seemed to be prevalent in the winter and was inconsistent. Sometimes it would restart after 5 minutes and other times it would take hours. Dealer had it many times over night with the mechanics taking it home - always started for them and never stalled. They replaced the coil packs and ecm. It finally stalled on a hgihway in -40c with my youngest daughter in the car and I almost didn't get it going again. Could have been a serious situation if it hadn't got me back to the city.
I went into the dealer the next day and asked for the service manager and let him have it about the cost already incurred by me and the dangerous incident the night before. He listened to all the symptoms and told me to bring it in the bay. He put it up on the hoist and went right to the crank sensor. When he went to pull it out the thing broke in half and the bottom part fell into the pan. He said the mechanic should have caught it as it was a common problem. Dealer charged me for the sensor and a couple of hours to drop the pan and get the rest of the sensor out. They refunded me $800 for all the previous parts replaced and labour paid.
Apparently the crank sensor was cracked and losing contact intermittently. I hope you managed to get your problem fixed without the headaches I went thru.

[chickman]

Originally Posted by l1johnson

Carl, this is Ed. How much did it cost to have the crank shaft sensor replaced and who did the work? Thanks for your time.

Hi Ed. I had mind done at a repair shop (not a dealer) since my regal had 200K miles on it. The cost was about $270. I dont remember the exact amount.
Carl.........