Hard starting

Asked by Ross Mar 20, 2011 at 12:25 PM about the 2001 Ford Escape XLT AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a big problem with cold starting, the engine will start good and then start to chug and stall

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papa answered 13 years ago

bad throttle position sensor or the idle air control needs cleaning or replaced,how long sence a new air filter was put in.

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