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When shifting the transmission from drive to reverse the vehicle stalls and shuts off?

Tiny
LUIS15
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  • 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
  • 4.0L
  • V6
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
When I switch from D gear to R gear and if I don’t hit the gas right away the car stalls and shuts down and I have to take out the key and restart it and it turns on. It only stalls when I switch gears from D gear to R gear.
Monday, July 11th, 2022 AT 9:18 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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This sounds like you have a torque converter that has come apart internally, but to be sure can you please shoot a quick video with your phone so we can see what's going on? That would be great. You can upload it here with your response. There is no trouble code that will show this even though we should run the codes to see what comes up, these guides can help us get started:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Please run down these guides and report back.
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Monday, July 11th, 2022 AT 7:15 PM

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