# 1998 Ford Taurus — any thoughts about stalling?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-taurus-any-thoughts-about-stalling/161523>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [March 22, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-taurus-any-thoughts-about-stalling/161523 "2020-03-22T18:04:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![joepenna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@joepenna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joepenna)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-taurus-any-thoughts-about-stalling/161523/1 "2020-03-22T18:04:45Z")

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car stalls sometimes for no reason. sometimes it takes 4 or 5 tries to start. fuel pressure is at 50lbs. any other thoughts\>

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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:** [March 22, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-taurus-any-thoughts-about-stalling/161523/2 "2020-03-22T21:52:34Z")

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If the engine stalls while stopped, Idle Air Control valve.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/0/f0606ab635c06daf6aa5304fd6b6da38107ea163.jpeg)

Tester