# 2009 Ford Explorer cranks but won’t start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-explorer-cranks-but-won-t-start/158133>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, ford\
**Created:** [February 8, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-explorer-cranks-but-won-t-start/158133 "2020-02-08T19:57:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Albert57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Albert57](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Albert57)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-explorer-cranks-but-won-t-start/158133/1 "2020-02-08T19:57:59Z")

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I have a 2009 ford explorer it stalled while driving now cranks but doesn’t start

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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:** [February 9, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-explorer-cranks-but-won-t-start/158133/2 "2020-02-09T01:24:32Z")

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A faulty crankshaft position sensor will cause an engine to stall and not restart.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/f/9fe534ac4a0403e1cc602a89d87f366c4001b0f4.jpeg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![tjhuot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@tjhuot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjhuot)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-explorer-cranks-but-won-t-start/158133/3 "2020-02-09T21:35:03Z")

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I don’t know how many times I have heard this on Car Talk, but the first thing to do is determine if you have spark. If you have spark, then it could be a fuel supply issue. Before buying any parts, it’s easy to determine if you have spark. It’s not quite as easy to determine if fuel supply is an issue.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-explorer-cranks-but-won-t-start/158133/4 "2020-02-09T23:21:58Z")

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> [@tjhuot](#):
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> It’s not quite as easy to determine if fuel supply is an issue.

Actually I think it is easier to test for fuel. Just a shot of starting fluid into the intake. If it will run on the starting fluid its not a spark problem.