Unexplained vehicle stalling for your FORD cars?

[morkinva]

There is a known problem with Dearborn trash, er... Ford / Merc. vehicles made from 1983-1995 affecting millions of cars for which there is no current recall. Check out the list.

Mine died on the highway the other day and we almost got killed. Odds are this affects some folks here.

Okay, I'll start it off:

F.O.R.D:
F^cked On Raw Deal

 

[Anubis]

o great my crap a$$ tempo is on that list. its never stalled onme on the highway or while moving. it has stalled a cople times at stop signe for no reason. i just started it back up and it worked fine for the rest of the time i was using it. hopefully noithingbad comes of this

 

[Scouzer]

Yeah, my dad's old '86 Tempo used to stall quite a bit, but fortunately only in certain conditions (extremely damp, or around 0 celsius). So its not really unexplained, but still gay. Then my mom's 1990 Tempo for no reason would frequently refuse to go in reverse...but thats another story...

 

[Jzero]

Surprisingly enough, '94 Escort is NOT on this list...

 

[brxndxn]

Oh.. since you've had a problem with your one single Ford and your one-single close-minded opinion from all your years of experience dealing with all makes and models of cars leads you to believe that all Fords are crap enough so that you advertise that opinion in a public forum, I'll scrap my 1997 Ford Tbird that I absolutely love and have had very few problems with and get whatever type of car you recommend because personal style and taste does not apply when your opinion is stated.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

My mom's Taurus stalls all the freaking time.

 

[StageLeft]

It's a ford, what did you expect? Quality?

 

[Platypus]

<< My mom's Taurus stalls all the freaking time. >>



Is it a Pinkly?

 

[Sluggo]

<< Surprisingly enough, '94 Escort is NOT on this list... >>



The problem is that the 94 Escort is on every other bad list

 

[morkinva]

<< Oh.. since you've had a problem with your one single Ford and your one-single close-minded opinion from all your years of experience dealing with all makes and models of cars leads you to believe that all Fords are crap enough so that you advertise that opinion in a public forum, I'll scrap my 1997 Ford Tbird that I absolutely love and have had very few problems with and get whatever type of car you recommend because personal style and taste does not apply when your opinion is stated. >>



Yes but this is when big companies get me angry. Ford knew about this problem in 1985, with internal memos about reducing liabilities and cost control. They also knew about the propensity for their 15 passenger vans to roll over 3 out of 4 times in a 40 mph emergency maneuver which has killed a lot of people, yet did nothing about it. Their plan here is to forestall litigation and eventual forced recall as long as possible until most of the affected vehicles are off the road.

 

[amdskip]

- FORD = Fix or Repair Daily

"Fords will always go as fast as a Chevy as long as the tow strap doesn't break!"


Have you beaten a Ford Lately


Mustang = massively undersized tires and no go


Why did Ford put heaters in the tailgates of their trucks? To keep their hands warm when they are pushing the truck to the shop.


FORD = Found Off Road Dead


FORD = (Backwards) Driver returns on Foot


How is a golf ball different from a Ford? You can drive a golf ball 200 yards!


FORD = Factory Ordered Road Disaster


Friends don't let friends drive Fords


Why are there sidewalks next to most streets? So Ford owners have a safe place to walk home.


I wanta buy me a Ford truck and push it up and down the road


A man pulled up next to a little girl walking home from school and said "If you get in, I'll give you a lollypop." The girl kept walking. Following along slowly, the man said "Come on and get in the car with me and I'll give you two lolly pops." She kept her eyes on the sidewalk and continued on her way. The man said "Get in with me and I'll give you this whole bag of lollypops!" Finally, the girl turned and said "Look daddy, YOU bought the Ford, YOU ride in it!!!"


One Word: PINTO


This is Chevy country and on a quiet night you can hear a Ford rust...


Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust. If it wasn't for our Fords, Our tools would rust.


This is your brain "CHEVY", this is your brain on drugs "FORD"


WHY ARE THE NEW FORD TRUCKS MORE AERODYNAMIC? So they will save the Chevy gas when the Chevy tows them away.


That's not a leak, my Ford's just marking its territory!


What's the difference between a Ford and a shopping cart? A shopping cart is a lot easier to push


Support your local mechanic; buy a Ford


License plate frame I saw? Today's Special? Smoked Ford


Speed Kills! Be safe, drive a Ford


At Ford quality is Job 1? Job 2 is putting out the fire

 

[Jzero]

<< Oh.. since you've had a problem with your one single Ford and your one-single close-minded opinion from all your years of experience dealing with all makes and models of cars leads you to believe that all Fords are crap enough so that you advertise that opinion in a public forum, I'll scrap my 1997 Ford Tbird that I absolutely love and have had very few problems with and get whatever type of car you recommend because personal style and taste does not apply when your opinion is stated. >>


Uhhh right.
So did you even bother to click on the link, or do you just like to spout off in defense of nothing?
'97 Tbird is NOT on the list.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I have to ask, how does stalling pose so much of a risk? Either disengage the clutch and coast to a controlled stop, or put the tranny in neutral and coast to a controlled stop, or leave the tranny in gear and engine brake to a controlled stop. So you lose power assist to brakes and steering, big freakin' deal. If you need power assist, I mean really need it, then you're in no condition to be driving. I've had cars stall on me on the freeway, lose fuel injection to half the cylinders, blow spark plugs out of the head, have front tires blow out, and have rear tires blow out. I've never once had such things upset the vehicle so much that I was unable to maintain proper and safe control over the vehicle.

I don't mean to say that if the problem exists that it's not a serious problem that should be remedied, but it's not exactly as though it's a severe danger. If, in fact, such a problem exists and if, in fact, it is Ford's fault for concealing it, the defect needs to be fixed in a recall.

ZV

 

[Smacksmackums]

F.O.R.D.

Fixed Or Repaired Daily

F.O.R.D.

Found On Road Dead

F.O.R.D.

Fvcking Orange Rust and Dents

 

[notfred]

Yeah, apaprently that happens most often in warm weather.... starts getting warm and starts stallnig out.

My car doesn't do it, but I know of at least one car that does.

 

[Jzero]

<<

<< Surprisingly enough, '94 Escort is NOT on this list... >>



The problem is that the 94 Escort is on every other bad list >>


Touche.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

<< I have to ask, how does stalling pose so much of a risk? Either disengage the clutch and coast to a controlled stop, or put the tranny in neutral and coast to a controlled stop, or leave the tranny in gear and engine brake to a controlled stop. So you lose power assist to brakes and steering, big freakin' deal. If you need power assist, I mean really need it, then you're in no condition to be driving. I've had cars stall on me on the freeway, lose fuel injection to half the cylinders, blow spark plugs out of the head, have front tires blow out, and have rear tires blow out. I've never once had such things upset the vehicle so much that I was unable to maintain proper and safe control over the vehicle.

I don't mean to say that if the problem exists that it's not a serious problem that should be remedied, but it's not exactly as though it's a severe danger. If, in fact, such a problem exists and if, in fact, it is Ford's fault for concealing it, the defect needs to be fixed in a recall.

ZV >>



Ever stalled in the middle of a freaking intersection?

 

[Antoneo]

<< Ever stalled in the middle of a freaking intersection? >>

Exactly, my father had a Ford Windstar '99 and it would stall quite often, sometimes while braking to a stop, sometimes while trying to make a turn or trying to accelerate from a stop. Very annoying... it was always in a stop and go situation, never on a highway I believe. Oh and he went to the dealer to complain and he took it for a drive (or someone there did) and came up with no problems and got a tune up but the problem persisted. After a major car accident (unrelated to the stalling problem, stupid truck driver didn't brake enough and smashed into the rear) my parents got a Honda Odyssey (sp?). Nice car and just about no problems at all (been 6 months).

 

[morkinva]

From this page:

Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Washington D.C.-based Center for Auto Safety, added he believed the alleged stalling problem has probably resulted in hundreds of traffic deaths.
"Our position is that deaths attributed to the TFI module is clearly in the hundreds," Ditlow said.

 

[StageLeft]

<< I've had cars stall on me on the freeway, lose fuel injection to half the cylinders, blow spark plugs out of the head, have front tires blow out, and have rear tires blow out. >>

Now that's a loyal fan of Ford!

 

[ElFenix]

my tfi module was recalled... i have no idea if its been replaced or not... my car almost stalls every once in a while but i attribute that to the damn just-about-to-fall-apart transmission.

 

[iamwiz82]

a friend of mine had a ford tempo that would stall everytime he came off the freeway.

 

[Zenmervolt]

<<Now that's a loyal fan of Ford! >>

Actually, other than the tire blowouts (which were "Multi-Mile" brand cheapo tires on a Honda), the car with the problems is a Porsche. And no, I've not stalled in an intersection. I overlooked that. Sorry.

ZV