2001 Ford Taurus Engine stalls

Tiny
TAURUSFAN01
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  • 2001 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 121,000 MILES
Occasionally, my anti-theft light will come on and the car will almost stall. As long as keep my foot on the gas, it won't stall but if I were to let up, it will. I have scanned it several times and no codes come up. I have noticed that, it seems to do it when I hit a hard bump or take a corner. Just going down the street normally, it doesn't happen.

Light still comes on when I hit a big bump and car almost dies unless I keep my foot on the accelerator. It's probably a bad ground somewhere but I can't locate a wiring diagram to try and find out where it could be.

I have read several posts on the same thing and they all say scan it but, like I said, I have done it several times and nothing has ever shown up. I tend to think it may be a bad ground or something like that but I don't know where to even start to look. Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks.
Thursday, May 6th, 2010 AT 10:25 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hey TAURUSFAN01

This sounds like it could be a battery cable problem. Can you have the engine running and move the cables around to see if the engine stalls?

Please let us know what happens so it will help others

Best, Ken
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Friday, January 27th, 2017 AT 1:56 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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Hey, Did you ever get the problem fixed?

Best, Ken
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Friday, January 27th, 2017 AT 2:02 AM

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