# Truck won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-wont-start/15958>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 28, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-wont-start/15958 "2008-06-28T13:42:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![charliedaniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@charliedaniels](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charliedaniels)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-wont-start/15958/1 "2008-06-28T13:42:10Z")

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I Have a 2001 Ford Explorer. It won’t start unless I hold the gas pedal down. As soon as I release the pedal, it shuts off. What might this be?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-wont-start/15958/2 "2008-06-28T14:24:07Z")

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Is the CEL on? Even when running? I’m suspecting a bad IAC, but that would set a trouble code.