NHTSA Complaint #10154857 — 2002 FORD F-250 SD

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-250 POWER STROKE DIESEL. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AS IF I HAD TURNED THE KEY OFF. IT PICKED RIGHT BACK UP ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUED TO RUN FOR ABOUT A MILE. THEN IT SHUT OFF AGAIN AND DID NOT PICK BACK UP. THIS WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55-60 MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES ON A 7000# TRUCK. I MANAGED TO COAST INTO A TURN LANE AND GOT IT TO RE-FIRE AND MOVED IT INTO A PARKING LOT. CHECKED ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS UNDER THE HOOD AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK. IT IDLED FINE FOR A WHILE SO I THOUGHT MAYBE A CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE AND I HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND NO PROBLEMS. I HAD TO MAKE A U-TURN ON THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, THE TRUCK DECIDES TO DIE AGAIN. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-FIRED BEFORE I GOT HIT IN THE SIDE BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD HEARD OF THE CPS FAILURES BEING A PROBLEM ON THE 7.3 POWER STROKE ENGINES SO I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND REPLACED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. I STARTED LOOKING ON WEB SITES TO FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN HAVING THIS SAME TYPE FAILURE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEVERAL WEB SITES ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE POWER STROKE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM NOTIFY YOU ALL SO MAYBE WE CAN GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. *JB