1999 dodge ram 1500 5.2 randomly stalling

Asked by Michelle1979RD Mar 22, 2020 at 05:36 PM about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 ST RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why would my truck be stalling at random ? I
have already replaced the alternator gave her a
general tune up plugs wires oil change. The
alternator fixed it for about 4 - 5 days got a new
battery. Im lost on what it could be

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The first place 2 start is clean the throttle body especially the idle air control valve on the back of the TB. If not the TB and/or IAC, then if you have a scanner that displays live data, check the intake air temp. No guarantee this will repair, but the most obvious "usually".

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