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What is this discussion about? Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Exterior, Engine, Interior, Truck
#370 of 386 Idle Problems by dwilliams7
Jun 25, 2001 (11:24 am)
I have a 01 ST with a 5 speed manual trans. When coasting to a stop or down shifting it sometimes stalls out. If the RPMs exceed 2000 with no gas and the clutch is then depressed the RPMs drop all the way to zero before recovering. Some times it stalls completely. Took it back to the dealer the first time they adjusted the idle up, the second time they replaced the Idle Air Control (IAC) valve assembly. It will still sometimes stall. Any suggestions?
#371 of 386 Respond to 356 by silverst
Jun 27, 2001 (7:22 am)
The shimmy you describe will not go away with the change of tires. Mine has had 5 sets since 9/00 when I purchased it. The dealer has added a noise/vibration dampener, lateral shocks because the rear end jumps to the side when you go over bumps, changed the drive shaft, replaced parts in the rear end, changed a wheel assembly, turned and then replaced front rotors. The vibration would disappear for 2 weeks and then start all over again. The Ford Tech came down several times and their fancy machine points to the tires everytime. Even with Michelin's it still does it and now am in the process of a buyback because they can't resolve the problem. It has 26k miles on it in 8 months and the problems have been going on since 3k. The dealership is not the problem--Ford is--they say I will pay for the mileage over 12k which is about $4K. I love the truck--just wish Ford would stand behind it.#372 of 386 Still Stalling Out by dwilliams7
Jun 28, 2001 (7:59 am)
My truck is still stalling after my 3rd visit to the dealer. This time he adjusted the TP to 1.01 volts (up from 0.96 volts). So I went back to the dealership today and test drove anotheer ST that had the 5 speed. It also stalled when I came to a turn with my foot off the gas and pushed in the clutch as I turned. Pushing in the clutch when the RPM's are still around 2K allows the engine to drop far below idle speed then the power steering seems to add just enough pull to kill the engine. I tried a similar menuvure with an automatic and guess what, it stalled also. The service manager has since confided in me that it is obvious to him there is a problem with the IAC programming in the V6 engine. He is waiting to hear back from Ford about a fix...#373 of 386 Leasing question #355 by traction
Jun 30, 2001 (9:38 pm)
Check with the fleet manager for his best lease price. You can easily do it over the phone with any hassle.Also, there is a lot more detailed info on the Sport Trac at http://www.mysporttrac.com/ than is on here.
#374 of 386 Consumer Reports Article on ST by traction
Jul 06, 2001 (9:05 am)
The August 01 Consumer Reports compares the ST to the 4 doors from Toyota, Nissan Frontier, Chevy and Dodge. The ST was rated number 1 and got an overall rating of Very Good. They rated the STs emergency handling highly. The Dodge was not recommended because of poor showing in reliability. The Nissan and Chevy were rated in last place, the Toyota rated as having a "terrible ride"#375 of 386 sunroof by spartan0199
Aug 02, 2001 (9:43 am)
What does everyone think of the power sunroof option?#376 of 386 sunroof by traction
Aug 07, 2001 (7:45 pm)
Saprtan.....Everyone from this board has left for the following site:Check it out.
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