Died. Cranks, but no start

[TobyU]

Yep. Nothing wrong with the Napa sensor. The "specialist" just wanted to sell a part or is one of the people hung upon OEM.

 

[DD31]

If the connector was bad that it required replacement none of the replacement sensors would "work" until the electrical connection was fixed. There may have been nothing wrong with the original crank sensor. Seeing that it was 11 years old it is a good investment to replace it before it would quit anyway.
Next question - how did they connect up to the existing wires? Solder and heatshrink, twist the wires together and electrical tape them or use the wonderful butt connectors.

Yeah, there is always some reading between the lines, isnt there? haha. The Mechanic stated that the original sensor had a crack in the side of it. I didn't think to ask about how they wired in the pigtail. You make a good point there, I'll have to check that out and make sure they soldered it.