Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of GMC Sierra 2500

Truck just shuts down while driving, coast to safest pull over, turn key off, sit and wait a minute, sometimes longer, try to start engine, usually starts, sometimes longer waits. Other then the apparent safety possibilities, didn't think much about it. Well, this would happen every once & awhile. For over a year now, last 3 months with increasing occurrences. Truck out of warranty, so I have it serviced locally, dave cote automotive, a gm trained technician with 30 years experience, problem diagnosed, crankshaft position sensor at the rear of the 8. 1 l engine. Technician cote has extremely difficult time removing sensor, at this writing still no word. Cote goes on line to seek online help from other tech's and discovers a supposed recall for my year and model truck, that I never received. I enquire at the local dealer vendehtti motors, franklin, MA about it after supplying the VIN number, they tell me that my VIN is not included with the recall? I say to them that "how can that be when it is doing what the recall was for" & they said "the problem was fixed at the factory before my truck was manufactured"? so I am asking why I will have to pay possibly thousands of dollars that I can not afford at present, when obviously the problem was never fixed to begin with. Sensor in bad location. I own a small landscape maintenance CO. Mostly mowing & seasonal clean-ups, I was expecting to use this truck till I had to retire. It is my sole means to operate plowing & landscaping business. I can not afford a new truck. This truck has less then 45,000 miles on it, it is used locally only, less then 4,000 mi. A year, I have maintained it well. No major accidents, little plowing dents. Can somebody please help me with this problem. It seems that gm is not only having recent difficulties with its vehicles but has been hiding allot from the public & government!.

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2002 GMC Sierra 2500hd. Consumer states problem with vehicle engine the consumer stated the engine would shut down while driving, loosing all power to the steering and brakes, and could not be started again, until the truck was put in park and the key removed from the ignition. There were also times, when the truck would not start at all. The dealer kept the truck for three weeks and they were unable to duplicate the problem. When the consumer picked the truck up and drove 10 miles, it shut down again. The consumer believed the problem was fuel related.

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The contact owns a 2001 GMC Sierra 2500. While driving at any speed, the vehicle shuts off and restarts after a few minutes. The diagnostic indicated that the crankshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The current mileage was 64,200 and failure mileage was 63,000. Updated 01-10-08.