Q: Can all the sensors on the truck be bad all at the same time?

asked by on December 20, 2016

truck was running rough. would start but die quickly. towed it to mechanics shop, they claim that all sensors are bad... (2 of which were brand new less than 2 months old and another was about a year old) has anyone ever heard of this or is my mechanic guessing and screwing me?

My car has 250000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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