My fuel cut off light came on in my 94 ford taurus whats wrong? I tried resetting the fuel shutoff switch

1994 FORD TAURUS
140,000 MILES
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DCANE
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I tried resetting it
Jan 3, 2012 at 6:36 AM
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Fuel cut off switch activates when a vehicle rollover is detected. Did you crash?
Jan 3, 2012 at 6:39 AM
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DCANE
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No just bought the car
Jan 3, 2012 at 6:44 AM
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Does the car run? Can you hear the fuel pump energizing?
Jan 3, 2012 at 7:15 AM
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DCANE
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The battery is dead but i charged it and now i cant hear the fuel pump energizing
Jan 3, 2012 at 6:09 PM
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Check the fuel pump relay, it's on the back side of the engine bay, near the center of the bulkhead. Check the fuel pump fuse.
Jan 4, 2012 at 12:36 AM
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