No clue what tipm is but about to google...i have a 97 dodge van with same issue; driving down highway and it just dies (as if someone just turned it off)....ive had it in 3 (4 including having it towed to shop this afternoon) times for this and still not fixed! They've claimed it to be fuel pump, catalytic converter, fuses etc and like i said...still not fixed? Its super scary when you hit 70 on 59, driving down middle lane and ta da! It shuts off...sometimes starts right back others it can take 15 min? So scary and so frustrating .....not to mention the money thats gone into having it "fixed"!!!!
@mrnice:Â Having had this issue with TWO different Dodge vehicles, I'd like to hazard a guess. It's your computer. The computer faultily reads the engine temperature to be hazardous. Then, it shuts down the fuel line to the gas tank to prevent an explosion. It turns off, you sit, the computer resets, and when you turn it back on, it reads at normal temperatures and allows the fuel line to flow. Replacing the computer is about $500, but Dodge wants $1500 to "program" it, and only Dodge dealers can do that. Yes, I'm the one that the vehicle just dies on as I drive down the road. It's not every Dodge that does this, but one time with us it was a Caravan, and the second time it was a Durango.Â
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