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I have a 98 Contour SE Auto who doesn't want to stop without stalling, When i get to abotu 5 miles an hour the rpms drop to abotu 500 and the car sometimes fights really bd to stay running, and sometimes jsut stalls out ompletely? Can someone give me possible reazons why so i can try to have this car fixed?!?
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Do you have a check engine light?
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Without any codes to look at, I'm guessing a vacuum leak or bad IAC valve...
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i had a check engine light, but it was a transmission code and an obd code, so i am niot sure why its doing this, I knwo i also have a a/c comprosser going bad, so can that haev anythign to do with it?
98 Contour SE v6 ATX
Mods: Ractiv Cold Air Intake
Ractiv Dual Tip Exhaust
FlowMaster Catalytic Converter
Boshe Platinum +4 Plugs
Numerous Interior Mods
Stereo: 2 1000Watt Lanzar Subs
1400 Watt Lanzar OptiDrive Amp
Monster Cable throughout
Pioneer DEH 7200 CD Deck
"A whole lotta lovin for my contour!"
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Originally posted by Kyle Miller:
i had a check engine light, but it was a transmission code and an obd code, so i am niot sure why its doing this, I knwo i also have a a/c comprosser going bad, so can that haev anythign to do with it? The transmission code and AC compressor could both be involved. If the tranny doesn't downshift right when coming to a stop it can cause a stall. An AC compressor beginning to lock up can cause it too. You can test this one out by removing the belt and going back and fourth in the driveway or by simply replacing the belt with a non-AC spec belt and bypass the compressor.
Brad Noon '99 SE MTX 3 point oh my God H.O. 179HP/178TQ BNMotorsports Floormats, powder coating, TB optimizing, Gutted cats, etc BNMotorsports is now the preferred distributor of Contour/SVT/Mystique Indiglo style gauges!!!bnmotorsports@msn.com
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no, the car is shifting right, its jsut that the car doesn;t seem to be getting enough fuel or air or something, and ford dealership here said i couln't bypass the a/c?!  his all starting happening when I found a hose that was cracked and i taped it back up...then about 10 miles later, it staerting this stallign horse****!
98 Contour SE v6 ATX
Mods: Ractiv Cold Air Intake
Ractiv Dual Tip Exhaust
FlowMaster Catalytic Converter
Boshe Platinum +4 Plugs
Numerous Interior Mods
Stereo: 2 1000Watt Lanzar Subs
1400 Watt Lanzar OptiDrive Amp
Monster Cable throughout
Pioneer DEH 7200 CD Deck
"A whole lotta lovin for my contour!"
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Originally posted by Kyle Miller: no, the car is shifting right, its jsut that the car doesn;t seem to be getting enough fuel or air or something, and ford dealership here said i couln't bypass the a/c?! his all starting happening when I found a hose that was cracked and i taped it back up...then about 10 miles later, it staerting this stallign horse****!Next time, put the car in neutral when coming to a stop. If the car idles fine, it may still be transmission related. The car may still upshift fine, that would be totally unrelated. As for bypassing the AC, there's a belt listed for it right on the under hood area on the car!!!  Quick, find a better mechanic!
Brad Noon '99 SE MTX 3 point oh my God H.O. 179HP/178TQ BNMotorsports Floormats, powder coating, TB optimizing, Gutted cats, etc BNMotorsports is now the preferred distributor of Contour/SVT/Mystique Indiglo style gauges!!!bnmotorsports@msn.com
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What kinda hose cracked? Was it a A/C hose or something else? Originally posted by Kyle Miller: no, the car is shifting right, its jsut that the car doesn;t seem to be getting enough fuel or air or something, and ford dealership here said i couln't bypass the a/c?! his all starting happening when I found a hose that was cracked and i taped it back up...then about 10 miles later, it staerting this stallign horse****!
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mine has the same problem, after initially stopping the car seems like its gunna stall. sometimes i put the car in neutral, when i go to put it back in drive, the car will stall out, and the dash lights will come on. other times when coming to an abrupt stop (old people) the cars rpms will stay up then shoot down real fast and sometimes stall. couple weeks ago the car was stuck and kept accelerating , almost ran into my garage door. i dunno what it is, i used my dads obd ii scanner from work, no codes.. 
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No Cat, SVT Dual Exhaust, 2 N1 Mufflers, IAT , Diablo Chip, Iceman Intake, Polished TB, "new tranny"
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My '98 SVT has a similar problem -- sort of.
Stalling on deceleration happens occasionally. But when it happens, it happens with no warning. I'd be really bummed if it happened when doing something like making a precisely-timed left turn across the path of an oncoming SUV. And anyone riding shotgun would probably never speak to me or anyone else ever again.
Other than always happening when decelerating, there's no other pattern to it. No CEL, no erratic RPM, no A/C in use, no other nothing. It just dies -- and then restarts as soon as I crank it.
In case the question comes up, the only mod I've made is really minor: a K&G Filtercharger, installed about 6 months ago. And the stall problem was happening before that. The air filter is not on the list of suspects.
Any ideas, anyone?
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