# Felt like some power is being disconnected **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 30, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/felt-like-some-power-is-being-disconnected/133572 "2019-01-30T01:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thomascgty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@thomascgty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thomascgty)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/felt-like-some-power-is-being-disconnected/133572/1 "2019-01-30T01:32:36Z")
Hey! It’s me again. P0401 has already been fixed (for now). Just cleaned the EGR valve. That’s good for now. Another question. This happened twice already. Im driving, cruising, when I felt likea power got cut off somewhere that made my vehicle jerk forward amd back. Any general idea on the cause? Reason I ask is that there is an oil leak, confirmed by a Ford mechanic, somewhere, as suspected earlier. And fixing that oil leak, based on what I read from the Internet is around $400 to $900 depending on what is the cause of it. So before I commit on fixing that oil leak as well as the rear drum brake replacement and battery replacement. I want to know any general idea of what that jerking is all about. I am just avoiding to unnecessarily flush money down the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/felt-like-some-power-is-being-disconnected/133572/2 "2019-01-30T04:29:39Z")
An oil leak wouldn’t cause that unless the oil level was very low. I presume you mean the engine power felt like it was being cut on then it came back on. That might be the ignition switch or the fuel pump. Try driving w/just the key in the ignition switch, no key chain.