car quits going down the road when it's hot

Asked by Freddy Aug 28, 2018 at 08:22 PM about the 2005 Ford Mustang V6 Deluxe Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When the temperature is 90 degrees
out my 2005 Mustang shuts off going
down the road you have to leave it set
a while before it'll start

2 Answers

mechanic said it's either the fuel pump or the fuel rail I don't think so acts like it vapor locks any ideas

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I was thinking vapor lock too but fuel injected cars don't usually do that. Scan for codes even if the check engine light is not on. Some vehicles a sensor will heat up and fail, then start back up when cooled off. I've see crankshaft position sensors do that on certain vehicles. Good Luck

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