Is my husband right about this car problem.

AKMALS02

MEMBER
2006 FORD TAURUS
2WD
AUTOMATIC
78,000 MILES

I have a 2006 ford taurus. A week ago it broke down and was found out to be the onboard prosseor in the car wasn't talking to the fuel pump which the fuel pump was replaced twice within the last 4 months. The processor was replaced and all was good. Tonight we were at a light and when it turned green started to go but then it lost power. We pulled over and lifted the hood and found that when the ford dealer was looking at it they didn't put the power steering cap back on properly and it was spewing fluid out from the cap. We put the cap back on properly and waited a few moments and the car started right back up. My husband thinks that is why it lost power because the cap wasn't on properly and it was loosing pressure, so to protect itself the car shut down. I don't know what to think.

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
41,814 POSTS

The loose power steering reservoir cap should not be the cause of the problem but the fluids spewing out could. When fluids gets to sensors, they can cause erratic signals or prevent the sensors from working correctly and cause engine stalling and non starting.

Have a free scan performed at Autozone to check if there are any trouble codes.

Clean around the area where power steering fluids had spilt over to eliminate possibilities of dirt accumulating and cause sensor failures.