sykes Member 408 Member For: 21y 5m 21d Location: Brisbane (Parkinson) Posted 10/05/04 04:51 AM Share Posted 10/05/04 04:51 AM My car has a loss of power problem and I was wondering if anyone else has had this and if the ECU flash fixes it. Quite regularly (at least once sometimes twice a day) I will be driving along and then suddenly without warning the engine symbol lights up on the dash and I lose all power and the car will not rev over 1000rpm. So I pull over and it is surging like some sort of a wild bore and idle's extremly rough. I have tried to replicate it but cant. I first thought it was a combination of having the traction control off, in manual mode and air-cond off but no that was only one time. It is very frustrating and dangerous. If you turn off the car wait a second then turn it on again it is fine. Then this morning I started it up and it did it stright away. I am dropping it into the dealer tomorrow so we will se how I go. Has anybody else had this and have you found a fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOOT Member 1,201 Member For: 21y 7m 21d Location: Birkdale Posted 10/05/04 08:29 AM Share Posted 10/05/04 08:29 AM Sounds like a fault with the VCT cams, prob defaulting to limp home mode by fully retarding them or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 10/05/04 11:07 AM Share Posted 10/05/04 11:07 AM Ive had the same on start up twice now,start it up..foot on juice..wont go properly,as if starving for fuel..go 6 meters spluttering then woosh back to normal.And this has been first start of the day.vik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykes Member 408 Member For: 21y 5m 21d Location: Brisbane (Parkinson) Posted 13/05/04 01:32 AM Author Share Posted 13/05/04 01:32 AM Guess What? Got the car back from Service Dept. on Tuesday afternoon and all was good. Then yesterday on the way home WHAMO! there she goes again. So pull over stop, start, fart, burp and all that stuff and keep going on my way home then suddenly just around the corner from home WHAMO! it bloody does it agian. Fords great fix, in which the service guy tells me will definatly fix the problem, is CRAP! So rang them back today and said their fix, if it was done at all was crap. And the girl was very nice so I didn't want to take it out on her, booked it back in for another look. So we will see how we go again. How is everyone else going with their stalling issues etc which I think is related to what is happening to my car?So this one is to you MR. THIS PROGRAM UPDATE WILL FIX IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffnstuff Member 287 Member For: 22y 3m 8d Posted 13/05/04 01:56 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 01:56 AM MissT had that issue when first delivered 31/12/2002. stalling all over the place. The first service re-flash of the ECU definately fixed it. Not a whimper since. I suggest they did not do what you wanted.... now where have we all heard that before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboDewd FG Falcon fan! Member 1,452 Member For: 21y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 13/05/04 05:00 AM Share Posted 13/05/04 05:00 AM Ive had ONE experience like this a few mths ago. After starting my car it lost power and was 'chugging' within a minute of taking off. I pulled over, turned off, fired it back up and no more problem.The only thing I can think of is that it might have been an electrical thing coz my gf turned on my aircon and radio within moments of me firing the car up. Considering the engine draws the most current at ignition perhaps this has something to do with it? Im no auto electrician though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykes Member 408 Member For: 21y 5m 21d Location: Brisbane (Parkinson) Posted 28/05/04 02:02 AM Author Share Posted 28/05/04 02:02 AM I think my car has found a new prob.!I dropped it back in today after actually getting it there while the problem was happening and having someone look at it. Joe was his name down at Q-Ford Springwood and he has been really good. He identified it as a possible 'Potentiometer' problem (something to do with the trottle body, not actually sure what the hell it does) as he has not seen it before and he drives a XR6T and said he would look after it.Anyway have just had a call from Joe and said Yes, when plugged into the computer it threw up a code that there was a problem and he said it has now been fixed. So we will see how we go. Maybe my fuel economy my improve a bit from 17l/100 regardless of how and where you are driving.Will keep everyone posted anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 56Mainline Guests Posted 28/05/04 08:31 AM Share Posted 28/05/04 08:31 AM well I truely hope they found you a fix. Good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColLy Col New Member 8 Member For: 6y 8m 11d Posted 29/05/18 08:05 AM Share Posted 29/05/18 08:05 AM What was the fix ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 29/05/18 09:25 AM Share Posted 29/05/18 09:25 AM Lol I have my 14th wedding anniversary this year. Got married a few months after the last post in this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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