Explorer engine dies while driving
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Explorer engine dies while driving
2002 Ford Explorer's engine dies while driving. After an unspecified length of time (2hours, 6 hours) the car will start again. This has happened 3 times, but after I had the car towed to the Ford dealer the car will not quit for the dealer so they will not do anything to fix it. Any suggestions as to what to do?
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When it dies ,does it still crank ?
Does the chk engine light come on ?
Is it overheating ?
It can be a faulty crank position sensor
or throttle position sensor
The pcm could have a internal fault
Get a scanner on it to see if its posting any codes .
They will post codes sometimes and not turn the chk eng light on.
Rich
Does the chk engine light come on ?
Is it overheating ?
It can be a faulty crank position sensor
or throttle position sensor
The pcm could have a internal fault
Get a scanner on it to see if its posting any codes .
They will post codes sometimes and not turn the chk eng light on.
Rich
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Thank you for response, Rich.
To answer your questions:
When the engine dies the starter is not energized so it will not crank.
I believe that the check engine light comes on. It is running at this moment so I can not confirm this.
The car is not overheating.
The Ford dealer checked the PCM, but it was running when they tested it, and it did not report any fault codes.
Do you know where the PCM is located in the car?
Regards.
To answer your questions:
When the engine dies the starter is not energized so it will not crank.
I believe that the check engine light comes on. It is running at this moment so I can not confirm this.
The car is not overheating.
The Ford dealer checked the PCM, but it was running when they tested it, and it did not report any fault codes.
Do you know where the PCM is located in the car?
Regards.
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