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Jan 17, 2009 | 10:13 PM

DAVE67FD

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04 starting issue

The wife's 04 V6 has a occasional problem starting. It will turnover several times and not start, you wait a few seconds and she starts right up. This only happens once in a while. Other than that she runs and drives great. The plugs and fuel filter were changed a few thousand miles ago.

Any ideas?

Feb 6, 2009 | 09:19 AM

ncranchero

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Swap the relays around in the fuse box under the hood and see if it continues. My Mom's '05 had a relay go bad and it did that same thing. When it finally refused to crank at all I HAD to figure it out.

Feb 9, 2009 | 08:28 PM

wickymustang

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Dave where you from? There is a TSB to reflash the ECU for long crank/hard start in cold weather.

Feb 16, 2009 | 01:41 AM

JJ98

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did u change the plugs or a shop just asking becuase to do change the plugs u have to take the intake off maybe somthings lose or just not tight

Feb 17, 2009 | 05:26 AM

sfcwoodret

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You may also have some water in your gas from a past fill-up of trash gas.

Feb 27, 2009 | 10:14 PM

roabdog

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I have the same problem with my Wifes escape. it is an 2004 3.0 v6. i would like to know more about this TSB that wickymustang is talking about. I live in ohio and when it is cold the car has this problem.

Mar 5, 2009 | 09:49 PM

scott91370

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Our '04 had some starting/running issues when the battery started to go downhill. Once it was running it was fine but getting it to start and stay running was the hard part. I thought the place we got the oil changed was trying to make a buck when they kept telling us ut wasn't charging completely.