# 1999 Taurus - weird happenings

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-taurus-weird-happenings/32258>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 22, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-taurus-weird-happenings/32258 "2009-06-22T23:48:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gilbertgal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@gilbertgal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gilbertgal)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-taurus-weird-happenings/32258/1 "2009-06-22T23:48:17Z")

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I have been having an intermittant problem with my 1999 Taurus. While I am driving, the windshield wipers will come on, the dash lights (ABS, seatbelts, etc) come on, the clock defaults to 12:00 and, sometimes, the engine stalls. When it does stall it starts right up. I took it to my mechanic today to have a diganostic on the charging and electrical systems. Everything checks out perfectly. They drove it 25 miles but, of course, nothing happened. I have gone as long as 2 months with it not happening but in the last five days it has happened 4-5 times. Does anybody have any ideas??

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-taurus-weird-happenings/32258/2 "2009-06-22T23:59:26Z")

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I suspect that you have a loose ground somewhere under the dash.