I HAVE A 1993 FORD ESCORT LX .THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU START THE CAR YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OR IT WILL CUT OFF.THIS WORKS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD BUT AFTER IT WARMS UP YOU HAVE TO TO IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WILL REMAIN RUNNING.SOMETIMES IT WILL RUN IN PARK BUT IT KEEPS IDLEING UP AND DOWN,MOST OF THE TIME IT JUST CUTS OFF.WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP!!!!
ford escort starting problem
Sep 11, 2006
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Check engine light on? How is the engine running before you drop into gear? Smooth? Rough?
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Could be the clutch or a stalled torque inverter (or what the proper name for that is in English).
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