# 2006 Ford Explorer - is my fuel pump failing?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-is-my-fuel-pump-failing/122329>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, ford\
**Created:** [August 5, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-is-my-fuel-pump-failing/122329 "2018-08-05T15:32:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Fuentes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Fuentes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fuentes)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-is-my-fuel-pump-failing/122329/1 "2018-08-05T15:32:58Z")

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My vehicle haven’t been running since 3 years just got it put together new motor, etc. How do you know if your fuel pump is bad? My car did stall on me. Someone told to hit fuel pump and it started . Do that mean my fuel pump is bad? Or could it be a faulty fuel pump relay? Please help me!

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-is-my-fuel-pump-failing/122329/2 "2018-08-05T18:27:34Z")

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That would point to a failing fuel pump