car starts but sputters and dies.. what could be wrong?

Asked by Tui Nov 05, 2012 at 08:22 PM about the 2001 Ford Taurus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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jaykup2012 answered 12 years ago

I don't know if you have the same problem as I did but mine was the PCV valve elbow where deterioration took over the rubber and made a BIG vacuum leak that made my car not really sputter but it wanted to stall out sitting still.

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Guru1F7TY answered 5 years ago

When I crank my car it sputters and goes dead I crank it back and I'll head to pet the gas pedal and hold it up till we go to 3 RPMs and keep giving it gas and it finally starts going what could be wrong with it

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Guru6MVL4 answered 4 years ago

I have a 2007 ford Taurus that start about 5second just die I replace fuel pump and still will not start

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