Q: I recently changed out a bad coil pack that had been bad for a month. Literally today it got changed and shuts down while driving

asked by on September 29, 2016

I recently changed out a bad coil pack that had been bad for a month. Literally today it got changed and shuts down while driving. Could my bad coil pack caused a bad crankshaft sensor?

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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