My SES Taurus will not start and shuts off by itself!
My SES Taurus will not start intermittently. The engine will at times shut off by itself while I am driving down the road. When this happens, I lose all power, radio, dash lights, door locks with the key still in the ignition in the on position. When I turn key off, it will sometimes start right back up, sometimes not. Also when I get out of the car, 90% of the time I get a electrical poke. Will an alternator do this, or maybe a short or lost ground? The battery is new.
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I see that you replaced battery, coil, plugs, wires, cap and rotor. Did you or do you have a check engine light or SES light on? If you did not I agree with the problem being Anti theft which includes a replacement key not having a transponder chip. BUT at the same time it could be something as simple as dirty battery post or bad battery cables, since sometimes it does start. I RECOMMEND CHECKING THE BATTERY CABLES FIRST. let me know if this works for you.
Most likely the rack & pinion assembly needs replacing. Had the same issue on my '01 Taurus SES. Most of the fluid comes out just inside the left front wheel?
There should be air bleeders near the thermostat,and another one else where on the engine at a high point,Break one bleeder loose,(thermostat location) first,with engine off,and pour coolant into the reservoir ,and when the bleeder runs pure water no air bubbles out,then shut the bleeder off.then do the same with the other bleeder.Sometimes allowing the engine to run,until normal engine temp,or a little warmer,and turning the engine off,will allow the cooling system to bleed itself,by waiting about 30 minutes and checking the coolant level in the reservoir to make sure the level is dropping,then u will know the system is bleeding itself,just make sure there is enough coolant in the reservoir before doing this.This may have to be done two,or three times.
Usually with heat issues, electrical components are affected. It may be fuel pump relay, found in the relay box under the hood. CHeck also if you have spark when this happens during start. If there is no spark your ignition system may be faulty. Inspect first the hi tension wire for loose connections. A bad distributor means no or intermittent signal will be detected by the computer from it and in turn it will not activate the fuel pump. It could be either one of the said issues or both may be the cause.
i believe its 4 1\2, so put in 4 1\2 and then start it -shut it off then wait for a few minutes then check it,then add a little at a time to fill up if needed,DO NOT OVER FILL IT,not even a little bit,the seals will eventually start leaking,and it will build up with carbon in the intake system.
buy a can of PB BLASTER lubrecant at your local parts store and spray all your door latches and trunk latch really good with it, then open and close each door 10 to 15 times this should free up the door ajar switchs that are stuck
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