# Ford Explorer Year 2000 - Stalls when I get off the Freeway

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-year-2000-stalls-when-i-get-off-the-freeway/35632>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, ford\
**Created:** [August 26, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-year-2000-stalls-when-i-get-off-the-freeway/35632 "2009-08-26T16:04:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_W\_Taylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@Robert\_W\_Taylor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert_W_Taylor)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-year-2000-stalls-when-i-get-off-the-freeway/35632/1 "2009-08-26T16:04:00Z")

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Eddie Baurer Explorer - purchased in 2006, has always stalled after driving on the freeway for 15 minutes or more when I get off and come to a stop. Ford dealership has charged me about $1,000 and 4 visits, but never respolved. Independents have cleaned the throttle body, changed the ERC valve, fixed air leaks in the engine, new plugs and wires . . . but the problem persists. Please Advise !!

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-year-2000-stalls-when-i-get-off-the-freeway/35632/2 "2009-08-26T16:11:59Z")

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If nobody has cleaned or replaced the Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF), that is definitely something to look at.  
And, if your Explorer has one of those aftermarket K & N air filters, I can tell you that those filters are a frequent source of MAF problems.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-year-2000-stalls-when-i-get-off-the-freeway/35632/3 "2009-08-26T19:28:51Z")

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Maybe your locking torque converter isn’t unlocking as it should.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-year-2000-stalls-when-i-get-off-the-freeway/35632/4 "2009-08-26T19:39:46Z")

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Put the transmission in neutral before stopping. If it, then, doesn’t stall, it’s the torque converter lock up not unlocking.