# My Ford escort Woes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-ford-escort-woes/23288>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 11, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-ford-escort-woes/23288 "2008-12-11T21:10:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Steve102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Steve102](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve102)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-ford-escort-woes/23288/1 "2008-12-11T21:10:29Z")

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My wife owns a 98 ford escort ZX2 and her current issue is the car stops running at idle and it cuts off when she’s driving it. Could this be a clogged fuel filter issue?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-ford-escort-woes/23288/2 "2008-12-11T21:16:17Z")

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That’s one possibility, yes.

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**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-ford-escort-woes/23288/3 "2008-12-11T21:17:56Z")

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Does it shut down like you turned the key ‘off’? Does it start right back up? A clogged fuel filter would show up as loss of power at high throttle settings, i.e. climbing a hill or accelerating up to freeway speed. Most likely you have a problem with the fuel pump itself, the ignition module, the crank position sensor, or cam position sensor (if it has one).

Post back your answers.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-ford-escort-woes/23288/4 "2008-12-11T22:43:57Z")

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There are lots of ignition or throttle position type of isues that can cause it. Clogged filter is usually not the main one.