dwhite645

I was doing about 30, while braking for an upcoming light, and then I noticed that the brake pedal was tight, and steering was equally tight. I immediately looked at the tach to discover it's not even running. I was even still in gear when it quit, 5th gear and about 30 mph isn't below idle speed. Any ideas of what it might be? Some sort of module, or vapor lock? It was about 95 degrees here today on the way home if that makes a difference. Also, the idle air control valve seems ok. Any help is appreciated, or ideas - thanks

IntruderLS1

Did it start right back up? If it did, and you haven't noticed any problems since, I'd just write it off as fluke and be done with it. If it happens again though, take it in. ... If it was in gear, wouldn't the tack still be up even if the engine wasn't activly turning th wheels? Because the wheels are still going to turn the transmission, and the trans is going to turn the crank..... I don't know, are they digital now? Good luck to you either way though.

jdaniel

I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple times so I took it to Ford and of course they couldnt duplicate the problem. Hasent happened since I dont think.

dwhite645

Yeah, as soon as I pulled over, I gave a quick assesment on things, turned the key and it fired right up. Everything's all electrical now, so the tach won't read. Come to think of it, I think the clutch was disengaged when it quit.

I just got off the phone(after on hold for ever) with a tech at the dealer, and he was nice, but clueless. No wonder they can't duplicate things. He said thet I had to disengage the clutch and downshift while stopping. Yeah, that's true, but I always disengage the clutch at about 1500 rpms or so. He was implying that if it's in gear at 1000 rpms, that it'll quit. Not really since it's still above idle. I tried to explain, but to no avail. Hell, the engine has so much torque that in 2nd gear while idleing along in stop and go traffic, I have to keep the brake pressed while doing like 1 mph to keep it from accellerating! I guess he didn't understand what I was saying.

jdaniel

Yeah, they were pretty clueless when I took them my ride also. Hasnt happened anymore and it seems like I was in fifth when it happened to me also.

Dan04COBRA

My car shut off on me in 5th gear before... I let the RPM's drop too much.