car dies when you stop

[chalupa]

My daughter has an 06 ford taurus with over 100,000 miles on it, She just called me and said it dies when she comes to a stop. But it starts again and off she goes but dies again when she stops, I might have to go and get her. Any ideas on whats going on? Thanks

[Scott K]

It more then likely is something rather simple, dirty mass air flow, a bad/dirty Idle air control valve, a bad dpfe sensor. If you can pull codes on it, that would be where I would start.

[slabchaser]

hey chalupa. I had a grand am with the exact same trouble. I replaced the air filter and it worked like a charm. Check it out. Could be a 5 dollar fix.

[Macgyver55]

Does it stumble or chug to a stop, die slowly or quit like you shut it off?

Most likely its one of the things already suggested by 4wandering, but if not, when you get a chance, try driving it and put it in neutral as you are coming to a stop. If it doesnt die, try it again in gear and see if it dies. Its possible (outside chance) it could be something like a torque converter clutch not disengaging.

[Shack]

Ya, these guys have it covered pretty well. If it was a GM, I would say TQ lock-up might be the issue. I do not recall it happening very often with Ford. That is a good thing

[deadeye]

Low on gas?

[jeffreyd]

deadeye i was thinking the same thing. pulling away from the pump, i think they probably had elec pumps in the tank. if not dip tube could be off the bottom enough that when it stops fuel rolls forward and sucks air.

[chalupa]

She has told me that it did it a few times but it hasnt died again since that day. When i get time i will have to take it in somewhere for her, dont like to spend to much on it with all the miles on it but it has been pretty dependable till now. Thanks for all of your feedback.