Q: My car shut off on me while driving with no warning signs or symptoms. 2003 Chrysler Concorde
During a drive my car shut off on me while driving but all power was still there. Never showed any signs of failure. Driving good one minute and shutting off the next. When it shut off I pulled into a neighborhood. I tried cranking it but never came on after that. It will crank or turn over but won't come on. What could it be?
My car has 120000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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