Need help with some major problems with 95 probe
hi guys, i'm having some major problems with my car (95 ford probe 2.0L automatic trans). it's been running poorly for quite some time; the main issue (that i know of) is that i have a vaccum leak coming from somewhere near the air intake manifold. while this can tend to make a car run choppy (indeed, it has ) and attribute to stalling, i don't believe it is the cause of the latest problem. over the past week the car has shown signs of having some throttle position sensor problems; that is while driving, it sometimes has trouble accelerating, and also from time to time will spike in rpm's for no apparent, etc. anyway, the other day as i got off the highway and came to a stop sign, when i went to get going again the car would not accelerate at all. i basically limped the rest of the way to work in first gear. later, when i tried to leave, the car would not move forward at all, yet still is able to go in reverse. at first glance i'd think i had a major transmission failure, but when that happened to my father's car a while back, none of the gears (including reverse) worked, yet in mine i can still reverse.
also, yesterday when i was checking it out again, it began to make sort of a 'tapping' noise, and now if i dont keep my foot on the gas it just stalls out automatically. any ideas?
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