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2001 Ford Taurus

Reader Question: I have a 2001 Ford Taurus that is having problems idling and when I put on the brakes, it stops but it does not feel normal. When I pulled into the garage I let off of the gas and the lights went dim it still idled but it wasn’t idling correctly.

Do you think it is the alternator?

Please help me.

Stephanie

Hey Stephanie,

I would ask your mechanic to inspect and clean the throttle body and the idle speed control motor. Those items get dirty and routinely need to be cleaned out.

It is a simple and inexpensive repair and should be part of maintenance regardless if it corrects this particular issue or not. It is the first place I would look.

Here is a picture of a typical throttle body with the fresh air hose from the air cleaner removed.

Blessings,
Austin Davis

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  1. larry craig says:

    i was having the same problem and my altenator went out yesterday. not a fun thing to replace on dohc models. after i replace it i will let you know if it fixed the problem. my alt went out about a week or two after the idle started messing up

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