The camshaft position sensor gathers information about the vehicle's camshaft speed and sends it to the vehicle's engine control module (ECM).

One likely cause for all these symptoms, Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. said, is a damaged cam-sensor support. The support gets damaged due to lack of lubrication. Installing a new-design ...

The sensor probably is bad, Peter. But the effects of a bad cam position sensor are most likely to be felt at high speed. So just don’t take any dirt highways on the island.