Speedytech7
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- July 16, 2011
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- City, State
- Seattle
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Ford Explorer XLT
Recently I had to replace my 1997 XLT Ford Explorer's battery, the old one refused to charge and me being broke I decided to go buy a battery that was a bit smaller and cheaper (but still starts the car just fine). This is just the point where my EX started to malfunction. About a week later I went on a camping with it and as I exited the highway I felt it shudder and sputter a bit (it did not stall. I decided it had had a senior moment and went on with the trip convincing myself the car is still in tip top shape. When I was driving the EX on the dirt camping roads I noticed that when I put my foot on the brake lightly or at medium pressure, the car would lurch forward slightly and the RPMs would go up a bit. At this point I realized something was definately wrong but continued on anyway. I was on the dirt road still and had gone by my camping grounds and needed to turn around, I began a three point turn when the car started to shudder and sputter again. As I entered reverse it cut out and almopst gave me a heart attack as I raced to put more pressure on the powerless brakes. I put it in park and started the EX back up and headed back to my camp grounds. Jump forward three days and you have me back home with the EX still having the issue. Today it stalled at a stop light while slowing down and again at another one.