# 2002 ford sport trac ideles up and down when cold in reverse,what is up?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-sport-trac-ideles-up-and-down-when-cold-in-reverse-what-is-up/12280>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 27, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-sport-trac-ideles-up-and-down-when-cold-in-reverse-what-is-up/12280 "2008-03-27T22:22:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![jonesy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@jonesy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jonesy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-sport-trac-ideles-up-and-down-when-cold-in-reverse-what-is-up/12280/1 "2008-03-27T22:22:20Z")

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Why does it idle funny when you put it in reverse when cold?Is there a cold idle sensor thats bad?