WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.THE CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DEPLETED. ONCE JUMP STARTED THE CAR WILL THEN OPERATE PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED ONCE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED BY MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES, NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. WE OFTEN TIMES SMELL A BURNT PLASTIC ODOR JUST BEFORE THE FAILURES. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIME OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, EVEN DURING WARRANTY. FORD DID NOTHING FOR US. *TT
2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS ON, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. 2. WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE), THE ENGINE REVS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 1300 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY A SECOND. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT FIRMLY APPLIED, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD 3. NOTHING YET; THROTTLE BODY CLEANING OR REPLACEMENT IS SUGGESTED