# Start-up problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/start-up-problem/72>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** start\
**Created:** [May 30, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/start-up-problem/72 "2007-05-30T14:50:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mikethekey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@mikethekey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikethekey)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/start-up-problem/72/1 "2007-05-30T14:50:30Z")

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My 2000 Explorer was left idle for about 3 days. When I went to start it, it started but as soon as I released the gas pedal it would shut down. It did this several times, and then it stopped. The next day my wife had a similar problem. I them tried and it started OK. It has been OK since then, about a week now. What could have caused this? I thought it might have be an evaporated gas bubble or bubbles in the line–I live in the tropics.

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/start-up-problem/72/2 "2007-11-18T19:44:34Z")

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Sounds like a flaky IAC/idle air control valve.

Heres a link that tells you all about it.

The IAC is around 60 bucks at Napa & a couple minutes of your time to replace it.

[http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/166103-iac-repair-help.html](http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/166103-iac-repair-help.html)