car acting like a POS!!!!!
02-15-2007, 10:17 PM
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RE: car acting like a POS!!!!!
However thinking about it if you have a brand new car your should start fine, mine is 7 years old 
. Its deffinitelly your starter solenoid get that replaced under warrenty. Its requiring too much power to turn over your starter.
. Its deffinitelly your starter solenoid get that replaced under warrenty. Its requiring too much power to turn over your starter.
02-15-2007, 11:34 PM
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RE: car acting like a POS!!!!!
I really appreciate all the opinions and help from everyone! Just wanted to say:
When Ford kept my car overnight, they told me that there was NO unusual drain on the battery. They assured me that the alarm was not the problem. Neither was the Shaker.
I am taking the damn thing to Ford again tomorrow and I'm gonna leave it there til they come up with a solution. I do not care if it is because of the cold weather. In my opinion, a new car should not need to be babied and started every day. If old cars all around me start just fine after sitting for a week at a time, so should MINE!!!! It is too much of an inconvenience for me to just shrug it off. Besides, I shelled out $21,000 for it, and I'll be damned if it doesn't work PERFECTLY.
Also, forgive my ignorance, but what does everyone mean by plugging it in? remember, I am in an apartment complex parking lot so there is no where to plug my car into.
When Ford kept my car overnight, they told me that there was NO unusual drain on the battery. They assured me that the alarm was not the problem. Neither was the Shaker.
I am taking the damn thing to Ford again tomorrow and I'm gonna leave it there til they come up with a solution. I do not care if it is because of the cold weather. In my opinion, a new car should not need to be babied and started every day. If old cars all around me start just fine after sitting for a week at a time, so should MINE!!!! It is too much of an inconvenience for me to just shrug it off. Besides, I shelled out $21,000 for it, and I'll be damned if it doesn't work PERFECTLY.
Also, forgive my ignorance, but what does everyone mean by plugging it in? remember, I am in an apartment complex parking lot so there is no where to plug my car into.
02-17-2007, 10:32 AM
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RE: car acting like a POS!!!!!
02-17-2007, 11:28 AM
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RE: car acting like a POS!!!!!
I've noticed rough starts in the cold with the 93 tune and C&L, stock turns everytime fine, load the 93 and she struggles in the cold. Even shuts down right away after firing up half the time when its below 20f Buy a big cold cranking amp interstate battery.
Buy a big cold cranking amp interstate battery.
02-18-2007, 02:48 PM
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RE: car acting like a POS!!!!!
Anyone try putting an optima RED top battery in it? I was having bad batt probs on my classic, sitting and it would lose its charge. Now after the new battery, it is SO much more tollerant of the weather/cold and hold a charge. Mabey ford has a badd battery that doesnt do well in cold? -Jon
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