Car cuts off when turning left.

jdos1 · February 22nd, 2010, 06:47 PM

Here's the situation. After I got my 02 GT, a friend of mine (female) was dying to get a Mustang of any sort. She got a 01 V6 automatic convertable with a little over 78,000 miles. The car was fine mechanically when she got it, now she's having some troubles and I can't figure it out. Situation: The car cuts off when making left turns.
Does anyone have any idea as to why?

99 BLUE V6 · February 22nd, 2010, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by jdos1

Here's the situation. After I got my 02 GT, a friend of mine (female) was dying to get a Mustang of any sort. She got a 01 V6 automatic convertable with a little over 78,000 miles. The car was fine mechanically when she got it, now she's having some troubles and I can't figure it out. Situation: The car cuts off when making left turns.
Does anyone have any idea as to why?

do the gauges on dash go crazy before it dies?

jdos1 · February 22nd, 2010, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by 99 BLUE V6

do the gauges on dash go crazy before it dies?

Not sure, I haven't driven it with the problem...She took it to a shop before I had a chance to do anything. I'll ask her when I talk to her again.

b1gdaddy98 · February 22nd, 2010, 07:44 PM

sounds like a bad ground, check the IAC

Matt. · February 22nd, 2010, 07:46 PM

It may be haunted.

bb0029 · February 22nd, 2010, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Matt Stang

It may be haunted.

lol

I had a '86 Taurus back in the day I bought when we lived in CA. It was a 6 banger with a 5 spd and it would do the same exact thing. I was just a kid when I was driving it but it would cut off when I turned left. Nobody at any dealer etc could ever figure it out. It finally cut off one day and I did some off roading which ultimately totaled the car.

goren813 · February 22nd, 2010, 08:31 PM

Ahhh the old Derek Zoolander issue...

stephen · February 23rd, 2010, 09:38 AM

Possibly a short circuit in the steering column.

99 BLUE V6 · February 24th, 2010, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by b1gdaddy98

sounds like a bad ground, check the IAC

+1 check all grounds.

jdos1 · February 24th, 2010, 09:38 PM

Figured it out...Needed a new fuel pump/sending unit.

goren813 · February 25th, 2010, 03:28 PM

hmm

b1gdaddy98 · February 25th, 2010, 03:51 PM

that's what I was sayin lol I've never heard of a fuel pump causing that problem

jdos1 · February 25th, 2010, 06:47 PM

The sending unit was dead on it...evidently when she turned left the fuel shifted and something was making it cut off, she got the pump and filter in today and it runs fine now

sickfox · February 25th, 2010, 06:49 PM

Or they fixed a ground and charged her for a new pump.

b1gdaddy98 · February 25th, 2010, 10:57 PM

yeah let me guess it cost around 600-700$? for the pump and install?

97fordsixer · February 25th, 2010, 11:00 PM

i was gonna guess inertia switch... =(

bb0029 · February 25th, 2010, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by black89GT

Or they fixed a ground and charged her for a new pump.

No joke. My buddy had a jetta that just stopped running and he had it towed to a shop and they told him it was the fuel pump and it would be X amount of dollars to fix it. He said screw it and had it towed back to the house.

Another buddy came over and said , "did you check the fuse in the trunk"? It had a fuse in the trunk that had blown. That was like a 10 cent fix. We all know something caused the thing to blow but it never did it again.

b1gdaddy98 · February 25th, 2010, 11:19 PM

yeah when you don't know EXACTLY what's wrong with your vehicle these low key mechanics will tell you something expensive most of the time! I usually take mine to two diff places to see what they say.

jdos1 · February 26th, 2010, 12:01 AM

She took it to Dale Jarrett Ford...

They wanted an OUTRAGEOUS $1200 to replace the fuel pump.
I called a buddy of mine to replace it, he charged her $125 + $200 fuel pump + filter.
I would've changed it but work has been keeping me way too damn busy...Plus I had a O/R H-pipe to install on my 02 GT at the time. lol

b1gdaddy98 · February 26th, 2010, 12:05 AM

yeah I figured it was going to be high, my truck was around 600 because they had to drop the gas tank to get to it. well she got it for a good price with your buddy then! how did that O/R pipe go?

February 22nd, 2010, 06:47 PM	#1
jdos1 Hardcore Enthusiast 11 Mustang GT 12.86@109 on 275/40r17 radials hitting 5th gear on the top end. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenville/Spartanburg/Lancaster, SC Posts: 1,781 iTrader: 3 reviews	Car cuts off when turning left. Here's the situation. After I got my 02 GT, a friend of mine (female) was dying to get a Mustang of any sort. She got a 01 V6 automatic convertable with a little over 78,000 miles. The car was fine mechanically when she got it, now she's having some troubles and I can't figure it out. Situation: The car cuts off when making left turns. Does anyone have any idea as to why?

February 22nd, 2010, 07:44 PM	#4
b1gdaddy98 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 Vert Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,358 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like a bad ground, check the IAC __________________ NCMM ORIGINAL NCMM Home Page Vert Crew #03

February 22nd, 2010, 07:46 PM	#5
Matt. Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Nitrous Injected V6 12's? Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chester County, PA Posts: 2,414 iTrader: 0 reviews	It may be haunted. __________________ Project Red Magic -Full Intake, Full Exhuast,Geared, Tune, Sprayed, Dropped- -18 Inch Hypercoated Saleens wrapped in Nittos-

February 22nd, 2010, 08:31 PM	#7
goren813 MM's Official Lucifer '00 3.8L & '05 4.6L Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 3,620 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ahhh the old Derek Zoolander issue... __________________ "Fast she goes...in the city of Overdose"

February 25th, 2010, 03:28 PM	#11
goren813 MM's Official Lucifer '00 3.8L & '05 4.6L Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 3,620 iTrader: 0 reviews	hmm __________________ "Fast she goes...in the city of Overdose"

February 23rd, 2010, 09:38 AM	#8
stephen Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,262 iTrader: 0 reviews	Possibly a short circuit in the steering column.

February 24th, 2010, 09:38 PM	#10
jdos1 Hardcore Enthusiast 11 Mustang GT 12.86@109 on 275/40r17 radials hitting 5th gear on the top end. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenville/Spartanburg/Lancaster, SC Posts: 1,781 iTrader: 3 reviews	Figured it out...Needed a new fuel pump/sending unit.

February 25th, 2010, 03:51 PM	#12
b1gdaddy98 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 Vert Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,358 iTrader: 0 reviews	that's what I was sayin lol I've never heard of a fuel pump causing that problem __________________ NCMM ORIGINAL NCMM Home Page Vert Crew #03

February 25th, 2010, 06:47 PM	#13
jdos1 Hardcore Enthusiast 11 Mustang GT 12.86@109 on 275/40r17 radials hitting 5th gear on the top end. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenville/Spartanburg/Lancaster, SC Posts: 1,781 iTrader: 3 reviews	The sending unit was dead on it...evidently when she turned left the fuel shifted and something was making it cut off, she got the pump and filter in today and it runs fine now

February 25th, 2010, 10:57 PM	#15
b1gdaddy98 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 Vert Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,358 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah let me guess it cost around 600-700$? for the pump and install? __________________ NCMM ORIGINAL NCMM Home Page Vert Crew #03

February 25th, 2010, 11:00 PM	#16
97fordsixer Regular 97 single port w/bolt ons n/a Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 218 iTrader: 0 reviews	i was gonna guess inertia switch... =( __________________ bolt ons for now..... split port swap very soon....

February 25th, 2010, 11:19 PM	#18
b1gdaddy98 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 Vert Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,358 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah when you don't know EXACTLY what's wrong with your vehicle these low key mechanics will tell you something expensive most of the time! I usually take mine to two diff places to see what they say. __________________ NCMM ORIGINAL NCMM Home Page Vert Crew #03

February 26th, 2010, 12:01 AM	#19
jdos1 Hardcore Enthusiast 11 Mustang GT 12.86@109 on 275/40r17 radials hitting 5th gear on the top end. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenville/Spartanburg/Lancaster, SC Posts: 1,781 iTrader: 3 reviews	She took it to Dale Jarrett Ford... They wanted an OUTRAGEOUS $1200 to replace the fuel pump. I called a buddy of mine to replace it, he charged her $125 + $200 fuel pump + filter. I would've changed it but work has been keeping me way too damn busy...Plus I had a O/R H-pipe to install on my 02 GT at the time. lol

February 26th, 2010, 12:05 AM	#20
b1gdaddy98 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 Vert Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,358 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah I figured it was going to be high, my truck was around 600 because they had to drop the gas tank to get to it. well she got it for a good price with your buddy then! how did that O/R pipe go? __________________ NCMM ORIGINAL NCMM Home Page Vert Crew #03

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