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1999 Camshaft Sensor Magnet May Damage Synchronizers

The magnet for the camshaft position sensor may fall out of its mount and damage the synchronizers. This causes long crank times when starting the engine and may cause the Check Engine Light to illuminate. If this happens, both the magnets and the synchronizers need to be replaced.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects model years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, .

31 people reported this problem

  • 1999 86,555 Miles
    Replaced Sync and Sensor. No more squeak, but now 'CheckEngine Light' stays on. Never came on before.
  • 1999 92,000 Miles
    Engine would crank, but wouldn't start. Intermittent condition for months. Engine ran ok if it did start. Replaced camshaft position sensor. No problems since!
  • 1999 220,000 Miles
    Its not fixed yet. But having same cranking propblem of long time to crank. Also bulks on the roads
  • 1999 78,000 Miles
    just started with problem 2 months ago was looking for problem found it when i read repports.
  • 1999 180,000 Miles
    Truck is misfiring. replaced the camshaft position sensor. ran good but now misfiring again
  • 1999 166,000 Miles
    check engine light came on. still running good
  • 1999 128,000 Miles
    magnet in camshaft sensor came apart and ruined the shaft.
  • 1999 53,000 Miles
    The camshaft position sensor broke off and damage the top of the synchronizer. The Check Engine Light is illuminate
  • 1999 158,000 Miles
    Had cam synchronizer replaced. 6 months later now have excessive sporadic starting issues. May be the magnet problem.
  • 1999 0 Miles
    It will not pass smog due to the camshaft being out of adjustment

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