More problems

GreenFaleen · April 7th, 2007, 11:56 PM

OK I was driving today and my car started down shifting and up shifting between third and second really fast, so I gave it alittle gas then it did ok for about 100 yds and then gauges went crazy, lost powersteering, and all power my gauges all read 0 and all my lights came on. Pulled over turned the car off. Restarted it started just fine checked the exhaust no coolant, water, or smoke. looked at the engine no smoke or liquid anywhere drove the rest of the night fine. Anyone got any ideas if it was just a hiccup in the system or something my cracked manifold could cause?

MustanG_guy17 · April 7th, 2007, 11:58 PM

Something is the computer.. Alternator?..just a geuss.

GreenFaleen · April 8th, 2007, 12:01 AM

well the alt wouldn't lose power I would just die when my battery ran down. Anyone think maybe my tune didn't load properly last time I tuned?

itschristorres8 · April 8th, 2007, 12:03 AM

not the alternator
idk thats strang its deffinitly something electrical. i have no clue to be honest wat it could be at all

ByPopularDemand · April 8th, 2007, 12:08 AM

That is wierd...i have no clue...

scubasteve041186 · April 8th, 2007, 12:20 AM

computer and electrical if you lost all your power . just check the battery terminals really quick.

GreenFaleen · April 8th, 2007, 12:28 AM

well if it were the terminals it would die i just lost acceleration and like engine power car was still on.

itschristorres8 · April 8th, 2007, 12:39 AM

yea, its not the terminals, nor the alt or battery....idk at all man...hopefully just some kinda hicup like you said

GreenFaleen · April 8th, 2007, 12:41 AM

yeah I hope

mustang1072 · April 8th, 2007, 02:03 AM

sorry green with all the problems u hav helped me out w i wish i could help but i hav no idea @ all

scubasteve041186 · April 8th, 2007, 06:38 AM

well just the idea of losing power steering only happens when the car shuts off and all the guages reading zero does the same thing. so it was still running when all this crap happened eh. yeah i dunno then shit went mysteriously wrong.

One Bad Sixxx · April 8th, 2007, 08:02 AM

My guess is, whatever you did to the transmission tune-wise is what did it. If you tuned your shifting to a certain degree, and then it started to go weirdo-psycho on you, then you may have accidently miscalculated something in the tune. I mean, shifting problems was the first sign of something being wrong, correct? The car wanted to shift gears the way it was programmed to, but you decided to correct it by giving it more gas and the car probably couldnt handle that. So it just turned off. Very unlikely that the manifold did it.

...unless, enough heat is coming out of the leak to have melted something?

Florida Mustang · April 8th, 2007, 10:11 AM

Why did the power steering die? This is belt driven. The engine was at very low rpm to almost dead. Some problem with the computer or program, I would say program. The tune you have is not right reload and see if it ok.

Mustang RacR94 · April 8th, 2007, 10:45 AM

it could be a number of loose wires possably a wiring harness going bad, i had the same problem i just shut it off and started it back up and it never happened again the same thing happened to my freind in his jetta and it ened up in MEF(mass electrical failure) which means new computer new wiring harness new almost everthng in the car thats electrical but ive never seen that problem with stangs, but if your wiring harness is shorting out it will fuck up everything including gauges and all, your best bet is whenever it happens just pull over immediatly and shut it off, let it sit for a minute then turn it back on to avoid serious damage, my cousing knows alot about this stuff ill ask him but to me it seems like an computer problem or something else electrical, maybe your computer chip was acting up.

Mustang RacR94 · April 8th, 2007, 10:46 AM

i know powersteering is belt driven but on EFI expecially 96 ups your computer has your car by the balls and can affect anythng

ByPopularDemand · April 8th, 2007, 11:22 AM

Did you change your shift mpt with your tuner

CyberPrey · April 8th, 2007, 12:14 PM

Quit
Breaking
Shit

Ok.. on the serious side, I would flash the computer back to stock, then re-flash your tune in... See if that helps anything.

I would NOT just leave things and HOPE it never happens again.....

I would also recommend checking ALL your harness connections going into the ECM and other computer sensors as well. While there are certain sensors that will still allow things to function when they go bad, it never hurts to double-check the connections on them as well.

GreenFaleen · April 8th, 2007, 12:22 PM

Well thats why i gave it gas my shift point from second to third is 50, and I was at 50 when it went into the crazy shift pattern, so I sped up, but then it started shifting down at around 59-61 and that isn't a shift point. So I am just going to return to stock then retune, but I haven't had a problem yet.

April 7th, 2007, 11:56 PM	#1
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	More problems OK I was driving today and my car started down shifting and up shifting between third and second really fast, so I gave it alittle gas then it did ok for about 100 yds and then gauges went crazy, lost powersteering, and all power my gauges all read 0 and all my lights came on. Pulled over turned the car off. Restarted it started just fine checked the exhaust no coolant, water, or smoke. looked at the engine no smoke or liquid anywhere drove the rest of the night fine. Anyone got any ideas if it was just a hiccup in the system or something my cracked manifold could cause? __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

April 7th, 2007, 11:58 PM	#2
MustanG_guy17 Hardcore Enthusiast 2007 Mustang GT/CS Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milton,Florida Posts: 1,967 iTrader: 0 reviews	Something is the computer.. Alternator?..just a geuss. __________________ 2007 Mustang GT/CS 5spd: Flowmaster hushpower axle back,O/R X pipe,JLT CAI,93 Bama tune..laser interceptor dual jammers, Escort Redline RD,Laser Veil G4. MAVERICKS!!!!!!!!!! BABYYYY.. DALLAS COWBOYS

April 8th, 2007, 12:01 AM	#3
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	well the alt wouldn't lose power I would just die when my battery ran down. Anyone think maybe my tune didn't load properly last time I tuned? __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

April 8th, 2007, 12:03 AM	#4
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,806 iTrader: 2 reviews	not the alternator idk thats strang its deffinitly something electrical. i have no clue to be honest wat it could be at all __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

April 8th, 2007, 12:08 AM	#5
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,666 iTrader: 0 reviews	That is wierd...i have no clue... __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

April 8th, 2007, 12:20 AM	#6
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,382 iTrader: 0 reviews	computer and electrical if you lost all your power . just check the battery terminals really quick.

April 8th, 2007, 12:28 AM	#7
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	well if it were the terminals it would die i just lost acceleration and like engine power car was still on. __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

April 8th, 2007, 12:39 AM	#8
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,806 iTrader: 2 reviews	yea, its not the terminals, nor the alt or battery....idk at all man...hopefully just some kinda hicup like you said __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

April 8th, 2007, 12:41 AM	#9
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah I hope __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

April 8th, 2007, 06:38 AM	#11
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,382 iTrader: 0 reviews	well just the idea of losing power steering only happens when the car shuts off and all the guages reading zero does the same thing. so it was still running when all this crap happened eh. yeah i dunno then shit went mysteriously wrong.

April 8th, 2007, 08:02 AM	#12
One Bad Sixxx Enthusiast '02 4.3L V6 / '95 GT 5.0L Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 515 iTrader: 0 reviews	My guess is, whatever you did to the transmission tune-wise is what did it. If you tuned your shifting to a certain degree, and then it started to go weirdo-psycho on you, then you may have accidently miscalculated something in the tune. I mean, shifting problems was the first sign of something being wrong, correct? The car wanted to shift gears the way it was programmed to, but you decided to correct it by giving it more gas and the car probably couldnt handle that. So it just turned off. Very unlikely that the manifold did it. ...unless, enough heat is coming out of the leak to have melted something? __________________

April 8th, 2007, 10:11 AM	#13
Florida Mustang Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 20 iTrader: 0 reviews	Why did the power steering die? This is belt driven. The engine was at very low rpm to almost dead. Some problem with the computer or program, I would say program. The tune you have is not right reload and see if it ok.

April 8th, 2007, 10:45 AM	#14
Mustang RacR94 MM Fanatic 99 cobra N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 3,171 iTrader: 0 reviews	problem it could be a number of loose wires possably a wiring harness going bad, i had the same problem i just shut it off and started it back up and it never happened again the same thing happened to my freind in his jetta and it ened up in MEF(mass electrical failure) which means new computer new wiring harness new almost everthng in the car thats electrical but ive never seen that problem with stangs, but if your wiring harness is shorting out it will fuck up everything including gauges and all, your best bet is whenever it happens just pull over immediatly and shut it off, let it sit for a minute then turn it back on to avoid serious damage, my cousing knows alot about this stuff ill ask him but to me it seems like an computer problem or something else electrical, maybe your computer chip was acting up. __________________ 99 Cobra 03 Cobra motor AFCO H/E Pulley JLT CAI BBK L/T off road H/steeda catback SCT MAF Tune 03 cobra pumps HVGC

April 8th, 2007, 10:46 AM	#15
Mustang RacR94 MM Fanatic 99 cobra N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 3,171 iTrader: 0 reviews	problem i know powersteering is belt driven but on EFI expecially 96 ups your computer has your car by the balls and can affect anythng __________________ 99 Cobra 03 Cobra motor AFCO H/E Pulley JLT CAI BBK L/T off road H/steeda catback SCT MAF Tune 03 cobra pumps HVGC

April 8th, 2007, 11:22 AM	#16
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,666 iTrader: 0 reviews	Did you change your shift mpt with your tuner __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
Ford Mustang Forum Advertisement

April 8th, 2007, 12:14 PM	#17
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 328 iTrader: 0 reviews	Quit Breaking Shit Ok.. on the serious side, I would flash the computer back to stock, then re-flash your tune in... See if that helps anything. I would NOT just leave things and HOPE it never happens again..... I would also recommend checking ALL your harness connections going into the ECM and other computer sensors as well. While there are certain sensors that will still allow things to function when they go bad, it never hurts to double-check the connections on them as well.

April 8th, 2007, 12:22 PM	#18
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	Well thats why i gave it gas my shift point from second to third is 50, and I was at 50 when it went into the crazy shift pattern, so I sped up, but then it started shifting down at around 59-61 and that isn't a shift point. So I am just going to return to stock then retune, but I haven't had a problem yet. __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

Threads Similar to: More problems
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
2.3L Problems.	akatagyourit	2.3 Mustangs	51	June 25th, 2007 03:39 PM
more problems	ks_emt	2.3 Mustangs	7	June 7th, 2007 03:16 PM
EEC IV problems	tekt	5.0 Mustangs	3	February 19th, 2007 01:00 AM
88 GT With A Few Problems	Iceman1989	General Tech	3	November 14th, 2006 12:58 AM
Help Please (Car Problems)	98mustang98	V6 Mustangs	1	October 25th, 2006 10:49 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:28 PM.
Contact Us - Modded Mustangs : Ford Mustang Forums - Privacy Statement - Top
Modded Mustangs is ©2005-2008, All Rights Reserved, And is Not Affiliated with Ford Motor Company. Forum is powered by vBulletin ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Ent. Ltd. & SEO by vBSEO 3.3.2 ©2009, Crawlability, Inc.