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Vehicle would accelerate on it's own everytime it was driven, when driving 30 mph up to 51 mph. Mileage at the time was 49361. Dealer replaced the fuel pump, vehicle has not stalled since.
Fuel pump problems: When making right hand turns, or driving around extended right hand curves (like freeway on- and off-ramps [aka cloverleafs]), the car nearly stalls when attempting to accelerate after the turn. When consumer steps on the gas pedal, the engine seems to stop running. When consumer lets off the pedal, the engine runs again and once the car has rolled in a straight line for a short distance, (50-100 ft.), consumer is able to accelerate. This problem begins to show up when the fuel gauge indicates the fuel tank is less than full. At that point, the stalling problem only occurs after making a hard turn. The stalling problem is easier to replicate as the amount of fuel indicated by the fuel gauge drops below 3/8 of a tank. This problem has not occurred when making any left hand turns. Rear electrical problems up until about 38,000 miles, these problems were intermittent, and werenot evident most of the time. Consumer had the vehicle checked at a dealer and they were not able to locate (or even reproduce) the problem. Recently, the problems began to reoccur more frequently, until now, they are present virtually all the time. The problems occur together. If one part of the system is functioning properly, the other parts are functioning as well. The problems are, the right turn signals flash quickly. The right turn signals flash quickly when the brakes are applied. If the turn signal is on without the brakes (as in approaching a turn or signaling a lane change), the turn signal flashes normally. The left turn signal is never affected. The rear window defroster does not work. The light on the switch illuminates when pressed on but the window does not clear so there seems to be no power going to the wires of the defroster. Taillights and back-up lights illuminate. When the switch of the rear window defroster is on (and the defroster is not working) the taillights and back-up lights illuminate.
Consumer states that the vehicle stalls in warm weather atvarious speeds. The dealer has determined that the fuel pump is restricting the fuel flow and causing the stalling. Nlm
Consumer states that the vehicle stalls in warm weather at various speeds. The dealer has determined that the fuel pump is restricting the fuel flow and causes the stalling. Nlm
- Erie, PA, USA
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Ford new england regional service manager andy georgescu 508-490-6172 and 781-431-1883 acknowledged that the Ford manufacturing process can cause slag build up resulting in damaged fuel pumps that causes the engine to stall at any time. This has caused one accident for me and nearly caused others. The fuel pump has to be replaced and the slag removed. Note: The date of the accident in this report is approximate. I will need to verify.
Car dies while in motion. Had car in shop on Nov 8, 2001 for 1 and 1/2 weeks. Fuel pump and fuel line were replaced. On January 13, 2002 the car died again while turning almost causing a crash.
The first time that this happened I was traveling at 50mph. My car began to lose power and become hard to control, then it stalled leaving my coasting trying to find a safe place to pull over. I took my car into the dealer and they replaced the fuel pump and several other parts. The second time it happened I was again traveling at 50mph, when again I lost power to the car and was left coasting. I believe that this is a serious problem and a very unsafe problem when you have a car with power steering and you loose power it makes it eatremely hard to control the vehicle as well as a car that just coasts. I would like to see something done about this serious defect in these cars.
Was driving 50mph when vehicle started to lose power. Had managed to pull to side of road. Had vehicle towed to mechanic. Was informed fuel pump was defective and needed replacing. This problem has happened once before.
Windshield had cracked and was replaced, approximately one month later the windshield cracked again in the exact same spot, nothing had hit the windshield on either times that it had cracked. Air conditioner drains inside the car to the drivers side floor. Brakes squeak, dealer replaced rear brake shoes, however noise is still there. Steering wheel was peeling, dealer replaced it. Vehicle will not start at times, dealer reprogrammed the PCM and replaced the fuel pump. Transmission slips into neutral while driving, it will not shift into reverse until after about 10 seconds, dealer has replaced the mlp sensor and transmission range sensor to attempt to correct problem yet it still continues, transmission lines leaking and dealer replaced lines. Noise coming from under the hood. Hood rattled, dealer adjusted and lubed the hood stops. Engine races at times, vehicle hesitates and feels like it is going to stall.
Engine stalled four times during normal operation. Dealership examined vehicle and replaced fuel pump and lines. Then in middle of July, while traveling at approximately 40 mph and entering highway, vehicle stalled again. Dealer stated that problem was no longer covered under warranty. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Vehicle not accelerating while stepping on gas pedal in hot days. Fuel pump fails after being used for 30,000 miles, hestitate to speed up at 3,000 RPM at 4th gear; could be dangerous while traveling uphill on a highway and might cause a crash from vehicles behind.
Intermittently, at highway speeds, vehicle will stall out without warning. Dealer has replaced fuel pump three times, and injector pressure sensor. However, problem still exists. Dealer reinspected vehicle, and has determined that something in fuel tank was causing vehicle to stall out. Please provide additional information.
While driving at any speed and without prior warning vehicle dies out. Also, vehicle fails to restart. Consumer has contacted dealer on five different occasions. Dealer determined cause was due to dirt build up in fuel pump. Problem has reoccurried. Please provide any furthur details.
While driving this vehicle will stall unexpectedly at any given speed without warning. Dealer has attempted to fix problem for the third time now. First attempt said they could not find a problem - second time replaced mass air flow sensor - now they are replacing the fuel pump. We feel this car is unsafe to drive and have lost confidence in the reliability of this car. We feel like it is an accident waiting to happen. We feel that the dealership is not competent to fix the problem and we would like to persue the lemon law rights for a refund for this car.
Due to a problem with fuel pump; when fuel tank is full fuel gauge registers empty. Also, fuel pump has been replaced three times which has not corrected problem.
Defective fuel pump, had to tow to dlrship.strong gas odor after repair, dlrship said bad connection, still strong odor, dlrshp discovered seams in gas tank failing, need replacement. Attempted to install new one, and "O" ring was torn.must wait due to"national" back order.does this mean there are lots more failing gas tanks? sounds like pinto problem. Severe safety question. Pleasse advise of findings.
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- Anchorage, AK, USA