1996 Ford Explorer "shuts idle" Questions

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...shuts off. Only when the engine is cold. When it is warm it dosent do it. Engine stalls cold or RPM fluctuates at idle up and down or dies near idle. This problem is commonly caused by a dirty ...

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when braking my 1999 ford explorer engine shut off Here are some of the causes of surges, stalls at stops, slow idle speed, erratic idle speed, rough idle and engine hesitation (and other problems), ...

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won`t idle when i try to start have to give it gas to keep running soon as i leave off the gas shuts off change the idle air control valve. this controls idle.

Rough start and idle rough, stalls. Restart it and keep foot on gas pedal at low rpms to keep it from dying again. Once warmed up engine runs fine while driving and idling. Shut it off after engine h ...

4.0 SOHC occasional high idle at cold start. Replaced IAC. Problem persists. If I shut it off & restart or unplug and reconnect the IAC, it idles fine. Any Ideas? Thank You for your time! Try cleaning

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recently purchase used 2004 explorer with 100,000mi. on way home from thanksgiving diner wrench light came on and car lost power to gas pedal. Pulled over and stopped. Wrench, throttle control valve ...

95 ford contour idles low and shuts off when slowing or stopping idles at 400-500 rpms and shuts off if i am not pushing the gas. i think i also have a coolant leak. don't know if the two are related.

1993 Ford Explorer while idling shuts off in park While warming up vehicle shuts off within seconds. Check fuel pressure and filter. Check engine light on? Exhaust crushed or blocked? Remote start ...

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...shuts off when idling.Just put new plugs in checked the MAF sensor,cleared and reset the onboard computer as per specs and still the same problem. Hello and welcome to FixYa! Try to check the IACV ...

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...idle speed the car shuts off. I took it to have diagnostics run on it and the computer said there was a problem with the speed sensor. The speedometer and odometer both do not work. i ended up buying ...

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