Problem with 03 cobra
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 345
From: South Carolina
Problem with 03 cobra
Well this is my first ever mustang and i recently bought it, runs great if i just drive the car like a normal person would, but heres my problem.... If i really try to get on it in 1st or 2nd gear( like launching and pedal to the floor in 2nd) it studders really bad, and doesnt want to go. I have no problem when reving high rpms, its only when its in gear. I replaced the fuel filter thinking maybe something was blocking fuel flow, i replaced the spark plugs and wires and im now stumped. I took into the dealership and got them to check it out, told the guy to get on it but he said nothing was wrong with it, so he obviously didnt get on it like i listed on the paperwork. If im just driving 30+ and get on it, its very responsive and runs fine. its only from a stop to a fast go, or from under 20 and a fast go that it does this. Sorry for the long description and multiple repetitions, but im hopeing someone out there can point me in the right direction on this as im stuck. Thanks in advance
MF Informant
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,690
From: Missouri
Well this is my first ever mustang and i recently bought it, runs great if i just drive the car like a normal person would, but heres my problem.... If i really try to get on it in 1st or 2nd gear( like launching and pedal to the floor in 2nd) it studders really bad, and doesnt want to go. I have no problem when reving high rpms, its only when its in gear. I replaced the fuel filter thinking maybe something was blocking fuel flow, i replaced the spark plugs and wires and im now stumped. I took into the dealership and got them to check it out, told the guy to get on it but he said nothing was wrong with it, so he obviously didnt get on it like i listed on the paperwork. If im just driving 30+ and get on it, its very responsive and runs fine. its only from a stop to a fast go, or from under 20 and a fast go that it does this. Sorry for the long description and multiple repetitions, but im hopeing someone out there can point me in the right direction on this as im stuck. Thanks in advance
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 345
From: South Carolina
traction control is off, or at least the light says its off anyways. Ill have a look to see if something is wrong with the wires there. And i still call the wires even tho they arnt, just because im used to working on a POS 83 5.0 all the time. Im guessing something is wrong with the switch to turn traction on and off so at least i know where to look now. Thanks again.
The Godfather
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 15,480
From: Temple, Texas
traction control is off, or at least the light says its off anyways. Ill have a look to see if something is wrong with the wires there. And i still call the wires even tho they arnt, just because im used to working on a POS 83 5.0 all the time. Im guessing something is wrong with the switch to turn traction on and off so at least i know where to look now. Thanks again.
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