Car turns off while driving

Asked by Yung Feb 21, 2016 at 10:45 AM about the 2006 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe RWD

Question type: General

While driving car it turns off able to restart
afterwards

15 Answers

check power to the coil~...ignition switch...battery cable....something barely makes contact...might be grounding...the black cable going to the block might need a cleaning~

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Turns off when you let off the gas like stopping at a red light or stop sign? If so possibly dirty throttle plate or dirty/faulty idle air control valve.

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Fuel pumps go Kaput~ they do not dilly-dally along performing this- and-that...just QUIT~ so that's why I ruled that out initially~ don't remember these having a thermo-time switch or anything funky like that~ so affect your repairs then give dandy a slap for thinking about throttle plates~ mmm breakfast on a throttle plate~

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IAC's don't dally...just quit also~...have never had problems with the intake air, in my recollection...but Dandy, gotta hand it to you, you're on your game~...I'm just an under the old oak tree mechanic~ or used to before diagnosed with MS and taken out of the workforce~

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Heck I just an old shade tree myself. And I highly respect all your input and great paintings.

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this one I guess could be considered "shade tree" is from the Anderson marsh state park...in which perhaps 25 of my paintings come from..NO, they are not sexy Nudes....they're just buildings and really have NO opinion~ just finished painting 291...once it dries will post that one...gettin' simple now SUN paintings always are keen, as the Power of the Sun cannot be underestimated~

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291-penguin....appear to have gone simple on ya~ not concerned with the usual Isometric projection as much...just a quick feelgood with the SUN~ thanks gang for allowing ART in this Free world~

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Coil first secound spark plug faulty spark plug wire cap rotor timing adjustment check if when u stay on gas it stays on

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Coil first secound spark plug faulty spark plug wire cap rotor timing adjustment check if when u stay on gas it stays on. Possible sesnsor air

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Mine just did this, driving along just fine..seemed almost to buck but very mild, was slowing down to make turn and it just silently shut off...restared and is driving find . About 110,000 miles

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I have a 2007 Ford Mustang convertible base with approx 120K miles new transmission and engine valve covers. Also replaced plugs and wires and fuel pump recently. After two long trips and this only happens after a long trip, the engine will just shut off while driving at 50 mph. After pulling over to side of road and engaging flashers, I was able to restart the engine right away?

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Hello my mustang 2013 and while am driving just fine i lose electrical power but the engine works and all the checks come out its like restarting

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I have a 76 mustang 302 New. Running just fine then cuts out No warning. Sometimes after it warms up Cuts out and off. Sometimes a few seconds after starting Cuts off. I don't get it

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2006 mustang with new transmission, injectors, spark plugs, oxygen sensors, new keys and ignition. Full clean of engine new time chains I’m not sure if that’s the correct name for it but it’s new. The car continues to shit down wild at a stop sign or red light. The car turns on but it shit down again. Then it eventually turns on and runs and then when it feels like it again it shuts down again. Got a diagnostic by 3 different mechanics they all say it continues to show sensors that were replaced and they don’t know what’s wrong. They suggested I take it to a ford dealer. Does anyone else has this problem? I don’t know if perhaps it’s the vehicle computer that’s damaged or corrupted

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