My 2002 Mazda miata stalls at random intervals. Typically it occurs after the car has been driven for awhile 30 minutes plus. I turn it off, then 5 minutes later I start it. I am able to move forward, but then the engine revs strangely and the throttle is unresponsive, then it stalls with the check engine light on. I then can't restart the engine until I give it an hour or so, then it runs fine. No ryhme or reason to it. Other times, I will drive 30 minutes and then restart it without any problem whatsoever. Problem is intermittant, but highly disruptive.
Your crank position sensor is starting to go bad. we see this a lot at the shop, when it gets hot it will short itself out. you will need to replace it before it goes out all the way. it is located on the front of the valve cover or on the pass side rear of the cover and is held it by one bolt. you can get this at your local parts house but I do recommend you use the one from the dealer we seem to have less problems with them.
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