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Vehicle dies 2004 surburban 5.3 liter went on road trip over weekend pulling camper. on way home vehicle started loosing power. dropped camper off hoping to make it home. got back on highway vehicle died instantly, got started again made it about 40 miles at 70 miles per hr, got started again made it about 150 miles and died again got it started and made it home. the next day changed fuel filter seemed to solve problem drove agound town took it on highway ran good. went home left it idiling for about 10 minutes got in it to drive off and it died again. no check engine light or any others are coming on on dash?????????

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Sounds like a possible fuel pump problem...When they begin to go bad they will overheat and lock up, then work fine for a while and do the same thing again. By changing the filter you lowered the flow resistance and allowed the pump to work a bit easier but still being bad, it did the same thing again. There are other things that can do this as well, but pump is most common.

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