The crankshaft position sensor is a less well-known component, but it works hand-in-hand with the crankshaft and the car's computer to keep the engine running smoothly and properly.

CARS.COM — Most car owners probably don’t know that their vehicle has a crankshaft position sensor until the engine dies, won’t start or starts running poorly.

Another sign that your camshaft position sensor is bad or failing is a failed emissions test. Currently, at least 29 states require emissions tests before you can register your vehicle or renew ...

All bets are off. A failing crankshaft sensor can create issues including bad gas mileage, poor acceleration, engine starting problems, sudden stalling, and even full-on component wear and tear.

Problems with a crankshaft position sensor can be complete failure, likely caused by the fine wire breaking, or a more frustrating to diagnose intermittent fault that causes the engine to cut out ...

Not all passenger car engines followed Corvette’s lead, however. For example, the 2006 GTO LS2 engines retained the original 24x crank reluctor and its 1x cam sensor partner.

Vehicles Affected: Approximately 58,000 vehicles, including model-year 2014-18 Ram 1500 pickup trucks equipped with 3.0-liter diesel engines The Problem: The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel ...

This paper describes a dual-track magnetic crankshaft and camshaft position sensor configuration. It uses semiconductor sensors such as magnetoresistors to pick up the magnetic flux modulation created ...