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  1. J

    2006 Eddie Bauer V6 Acceleration problem

    i have Ford Explorer 2006 Eddie Bauer V6 Edition. I am facing a problem of acceleration. While moving the vehicle from STOP position, I have to accelerate it very very slow from 0-25 miles. If I press accelerator to the floor, the vehicle RPM shoot to 4000 and unable to increase the speed above...
  2. mfitz725

    Help Please! Acceleration deadzone until kickdown

    My 94 Explorer runs very normally day in and day out. However, when I drive it for a couple of hours on the interstate basically non-stop at 70-80 MPH it develops a problem. The check engine light will randomly illuminate and when I try to accelerate nothing happens until the pedal hits the...
  3. N

    Ford Ranger XLT Slow to Accelerate

    I purchased a used 2000 Auto 4WD Ford Ranger XLT (currently 190xxxkms) 6 months ago. It had been running great, but just recently (last month or so) it has been running slow/accelerating slow. Also, when I put it in reverse, it sometimes doesn't go into gear right away. If I give it gas (quite a...
  4. 6

    2001 sport trac acceleration hesitation

    Im lost on my hesitation problem. I have replaced the fuel filter. Ran seafoam through entire system. Cleaned throttle body and IAC. and my baby still studders at low RPM. Now if i slam her in over drive its like she just opens up. But i cant always be doing this for it eats up my gas. I let off...
  5. 6

    Brake and Acceleration Problems!! HELP

    I have a 2001 sport trac 2wd. it has 160,000 miles. I have for a month or two been having a lag in the acceleration when taking off. It will start accelerating then just fall off like its bogged down. if i let off accelleration then slam on it, it accelerates normal sometimes it takes even a...
  6. F

    Popping sound when accelerating gently.

    I hear this popping sound [a single pop] when I accelerate gently sometimes. Sometimes I hear it when reversing too. I don't know much about cars and don't want to take it to the dealership unless it's a serious problem [replicating stuff to dealer techs is a pain]. I have a 2011 Ford...
  7. H

    NEED HELP diagnosing my issue - 04 Explorer

    Here goes, hope someone can help I'm in a bad situation my mechanic is telling me one thing, and my mechanic cousin is telling me another. We can't seem to diagnose the problem. 2004 Ford Explorer, 137k highway miles kept in great shape regular maintenance. For the past year it has been making...
  8. K

    Runs great cold

    :can:Hi there, I need some advice what to try next. I have an '86 Ranger Frankentruck 2.9L 4x4 and I am lost as to what to try next. It runs fantastic cold, lots of pedal great accel. and the like. When it hits operating temp it feels like you are running of of gas - it hammers and coughs and...
  9. I

    In Dire Need of Help!!!

    Ive used this forum before to answer some questions for myself, now I am in dire need of help solving a problem... I have a 1998 Explorer Sport, 4.0 EFI, Six cylinder X engine, about 178,000 miles on it... In the past year I haven't had many issues, but now I am encountering a serious...
  10. T

    Rough Idle, Hesitation, possible fix.

    I recently bought my first Ex about 2 months ago. When I first got it there was a little lag time, or hesitation sometimes taking off from a stop. It also idled a little low for my taste and shuttered from time to time. It is a 2004, 4.6, with the "drive by wire" throttle. It was doing this when...
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