# 1988 Ford Taurus stalls

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-taurus-stalls/3377>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 20, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-taurus-stalls/3377 "2007-08-20T13:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![dhrodefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dhrodefe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dhrodefe)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-taurus-stalls/3377/1 "2007-08-20T13:36:15Z")

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I have a 1988 Ford Taurus 4cyl. fuel injected engine. The car stalls at idle. I have replaced the ignition module, fuel filter, done major tuneup including injector cleaning. Sometimes the car restarts immediately and sometimes it takes about 5 - 10 minutes. When it is running under load (at speed) it runs fine. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-taurus-stalls/3377/2 "2007-08-20T14:02:19Z")

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[b]The next time the engine wants to stall, try stepping on the accelerator lightly. If this prevents the engine from stalling, the most likely problem is a defective Idle Air Control motor.

Tester[/b]