Why does my truck die when stopped

Asked by Sharon Jul 24, 2020 at 01:53 PM about the 2003 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2003 f150 Triton v8 sputters, and has bad
acceleration, when coming to stop it dies, starts
right back up go further then dies starts back up

1 Answer

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

A bad idle control valve. There could be other issues like needing a tuneup etc. Is the CEL on?

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