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2003 Ford Explorer Stalling

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notaclue
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Aug 16, 2011, 4:21 PM

Post #1 of 2 (2920 views)
2003 Ford Explorer Stalling Sign In
I have a 2003 Ford Explorer, 4.6L, 4WD, ~118k miles.

I know not even the slightest thing about cars, but want to have mine looked at and would like an idea of what is wrong before I take it in (if possible).

The problem started a few months back during the (Denver) winter, so I thought it might be related to the cold, but the summer has shown otherwise. The basic issue is, the first time I go to stop my car when I've just started driving it, it often stalls. It does the full on jerking motion of a manual (it's an automatic) when someone doesn't know how to drive it and it stalls. If I put it into neutral, it stops and is fine, or if I give it a little gas, it's just fine. It will only stall once, when I've first started driving and am slowing down to stop for either the first or second time. After I either put it in neutral, give it some gas, or restart it, if I'm not quick enough for the other two, I have no more issues for the rest of the trip. It also only typically happens once a day, first thing in the morning. It occasionally, but very rarely, happens at other times of the day.

Anyone have a thought about what this could be? Seen this before?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


Discretesignals
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Aug 16, 2011, 4:29 PM

Post #2 of 2 (2918 views)
Re: 2003 Ford Explorer Stalling Sign In
Could be the torque converter clutch isn't disengaging when your coming to a stop. That would stall the engine out and make it feel like you forgot to push the clutch if you had a manual transmission in it. If the TCC is really stuck on or not disengaging, the engine will stall out putting it into gear after restarting.

Difficult to say why the TCC is staying engaged, if that is the problem, without diagnosing the system.





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