Any Ideas

I Have A 1998 Ford Taurus Se It Has A 24 Valve Dohc Engine And Periodically Right After You Start It Up And Drive Maybe 1 Minute The Car Loses Power Steering And The Radio I Am Not Sure What To Check For

The variable assist ps VAPS is electronic controled by the gem module.
I would check all fuse and power feeds and charging system.
The loose of raido and PS at same time points to a 12 volt power feed problem.
Also check for any stored codes in body/gem/eng computers.
Will it do the same thing if you let it warm up before driving?
MT

I Have A 1998 Ford Taurus Se It Has A 24 Valve Dohc Engine And Periodically Right After You Start It Up And Drive Maybe 1 Minute The Car Loses Power Steering And The Radio I Am Not Sure What To Check ForONCE IT WARMS UP I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF IT

Look over the power feeds and charging system and also the belts on it.
If you do not find anything it might a good job for the dealer to check out.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
MT

Check the transmission range sensor on top of the transaxle. It is the piece that has a wiring connector of about 10 wires in it. It bolts to the transaxle under the linkage. It can be seen by looking just to the inside of the brake master cylinder. Part is under 50$. What makes me think the TR sensor is the radio and power steering going out at the same time. Good luck. We have run into about 50 of these in our fleet.

Check the transmission range sensor on top of the transaxle. It is the piece that has a wiring connector of about 10 wires in it. It bolts to the transaxle under the linkage. It can be seen by looking just to the inside of the brake master cylinder. Part is under 50$. What makes me think the TR sensor is the radio and power steering going out at the same time. Good luck. We have run into about 50 of these in our fleet.
I REPLACED THE SENSOR AND IT STILL DOES IT SO I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

Look over the power feeds and charging system and also the belts on it.
If you do not find anything it might a good job for the dealer to check out.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
MT
I HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW OF SO I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DEALER THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

Look over the power feeds and charging system and also the belts on it.
If you do not find anything it might a good job for the dealer to check out.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
MTI TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER HE HOOKED IT UP TP THE COMPUTER FOUND A CODE THAT WAS STORED IN THERE HE CLEARED IT OUT HE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND DROVE IT OCCASIONLY AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THANK YOU

I REPLACED THE SENSOR AND IT STILL DOES IT SO I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THANKS FOR YOUR HELPI TOOK IT TO THE DEALER HE HOOKED THE COMPUTER UP TO IT IT HAD A CODE STORED IN IT HE CLEARED IT OUT AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE THANK YOU

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Two questions?

Did they give you the error code and are you using a third party stereo?

I've *never* known an after market stereo to throw any sort of trouble code in my 9 years of installations. Though...there's always a first time for everything. :P

It wasn't the Stereo it was a wire coming loose from the poorly crimped harness.

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Two questions?

Did they give you the error code and are you using a third party stereo?No they did not give me the code the stereo is factory

I guess I should have specified a "properly installed" stereo. :)