Whenever I start my car, unless I rev it up instantly, it'll die. Sometimes if I don't hold the gas down while turning the key the engine won't even turn over. If it does turn over it'll die within 5 seconds unless I pump the gas. Once I shift into drive and start to throttle forward it's fine but from start, through reverse, and into drive it might still die. I almost got stuck 10 miles from my house on a night when my friends were out of town is an area I didn't know.
While idling in drive or reverse, before I begin to drive away, it makes a putting chugging noise and moves in such a way that my head rocks back and forth, almost like I was pumping the brakes.
Someone told me it was the Throttle Position Sensor so I replaced that and it didn't help. Tuesday I'm getting a diagnostic run but I don't know for sure if it'll show anything. I need to know what you guys think my problem is.
I have a 90 Taurus Wagon 3.8 V6 with 105,000 miles.
While idling in drive or reverse, before I begin to drive away, it makes a putting chugging noise and moves in such a way that my head rocks back and forth, almost like I was pumping the brakes.
Someone told me it was the Throttle Position Sensor so I replaced that and it didn't help. Tuesday I'm getting a diagnostic run but I don't know for sure if it'll show anything. I need to know what you guys think my problem is.
I have a 90 Taurus Wagon 3.8 V6 with 105,000 miles.