# 2001 Ford Explorer Sport - Hesitates, stalls

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-sport-hesitates-stalls/169640>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** engines, ford\
**Created:** [September 6, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-sport-hesitates-stalls/169640 "2020-09-06T04:45:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LoriAPetzold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@LoriAPetzold](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoriAPetzold)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-sport-hesitates-stalls/169640/1 "2020-09-06T04:45:21Z")

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Hesitates, stalls while idling, loses power while driving it dropes really low then slowly comes back only to repeat the same action over and over, sometimes power drops so low the vehicle dies

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-sport-hesitates-stalls/169640/2 "2020-09-06T10:41:13Z")

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Is the CEL on?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-sport-hesitates-stalls/169640/3 "2020-09-06T20:21:54Z")

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That model is known for rough idle, stalling, etc. The usual cause is an intake manifold vacuum leak. A good independent shop can diagnose and correct the problem.