2005 Ford Truck 05 Sportstrac Went Dead Idling Slowing Come Stop Once

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BCHAMBLEE
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Truck is a 05 Ford Sportstrac. It has went dead when idling or when slowing to come to a stop. Once dead....you turn off the engine and it usually starts back up. You never know when it is going to happen again. Recently, the positive battery cable was lose and had to be tightened. I was hoping that was the problem, but now I have discovered this is not the problem. Thoughts? Could it be something causing a short?
Dec 4, 2012 at 5:36 PM
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RASMATAZ
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It has went dead when idling or when slowing to come to a stop. If you're talking about stalling go to this link: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls
Dec 4, 2012 at 6:16 PM
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HOMER1967
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any check engine lights,codes?
Dec 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM
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ELLEN12
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Please check engine and lights. May be there are problem.
Jul 17, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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