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Old 05-06-2006, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by raymr
It happened again in the same exact place. Right in front of my house while slowing to turn into the driveway. Only indication is the steering suddenly got heavy. No shuddering or weird noises. The car runs fine otherwise with just a slight random miss at idle. I do mostly city driving so there are plenty of similar conditions thruout the day. Is my mailbox sending out gamma rays?
Do a search for w124 + sudden stall.

I take it that your car starts right away, right?

That seems endemic to certain Benzes.

Check the hall effect sensor in your car. Also check the fuel pump and fuel pump relay.
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