Engine is cutting off while driving
Sadie_Parker
07-23-2008, 10:44 AM
Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum. I have a 2003 ford taurus. At first, I notice a squeaking noise, I thought it was the breaks. Then I took it to NTB. They said no it not the breaks got the oil change and brakes cleaned. The next day the car starts cutting off while I am driving in stop and go traffic. I crank it back up and it drives. However, I was in rush hour traffic and scared as hell:eek: . So , I take it to the Ford Dealership. And the assestment from an IDS report was the CamShaft Sensor and Syncronizer a whopping total of 698.00. The parts were like 180.00 total the other charges were for labor. He said "once we fix it we will have to make sure thats the problem".I am thinking I am a female but not completely assured by his assestment or price.
Any advice on where I can get a second opnion and a lower price for repair? Is the engine cutting off while driving typical of the camshaft and Syncronizer? Also, I am still driving it out of neccesity to get to work.
I am new to this forum. I have a 2003 ford taurus. At first, I notice a squeaking noise, I thought it was the breaks. Then I took it to NTB. They said no it not the breaks got the oil change and brakes cleaned. The next day the car starts cutting off while I am driving in stop and go traffic. I crank it back up and it drives. However, I was in rush hour traffic and scared as hell:eek: . So , I take it to the Ford Dealership. And the assestment from an IDS report was the CamShaft Sensor and Syncronizer a whopping total of 698.00. The parts were like 180.00 total the other charges were for labor. He said "once we fix it we will have to make sure thats the problem".I am thinking I am a female but not completely assured by his assestment or price.
Any advice on where I can get a second opnion and a lower price for repair? Is the engine cutting off while driving typical of the camshaft and Syncronizer? Also, I am still driving it out of neccesity to get to work.
shorod
07-23-2008, 12:37 PM
Welcome to the forum!
The CMP Sensor and synchronizer have been discussed in painful detail numerous times on this forum. Please try the "Search this forum" feature from the Taurus forum main page to get details on symptoms and ease to replace.
The synchronizer is known to emit a squeaking sound, and a faulty CMP sensor could cause hesitation/stumbling if faulty. Additionally, if there is a code for the CMP, it's a pretty good indication that is at least a problem. There could be other issues as well, but likely replacing the CMP would not be (conceptually) a waste of money. Their quote seems a bit high having read what it takes to replace the part. Check the other threads that the search feature yields though and draw your own conclusion on amount of labor required to replace. You may be able to find a shadetree person that would be willing to do the job for cost of parts and a case of beer. Just make sure they don't get into the beer until after the job is done....
-Rod
The CMP Sensor and synchronizer have been discussed in painful detail numerous times on this forum. Please try the "Search this forum" feature from the Taurus forum main page to get details on symptoms and ease to replace.
The synchronizer is known to emit a squeaking sound, and a faulty CMP sensor could cause hesitation/stumbling if faulty. Additionally, if there is a code for the CMP, it's a pretty good indication that is at least a problem. There could be other issues as well, but likely replacing the CMP would not be (conceptually) a waste of money. Their quote seems a bit high having read what it takes to replace the part. Check the other threads that the search feature yields though and draw your own conclusion on amount of labor required to replace. You may be able to find a shadetree person that would be willing to do the job for cost of parts and a case of beer. Just make sure they don't get into the beer until after the job is done....
-Rod
tripletdaddy
08-02-2008, 02:06 AM
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Both the estimate and the discussion research sound painful!?! :wink: Your gender notwithstanding, it sounds like they are trying to rape you. Hard to say if they are giving you the lady's special or not. Without researching myself the ins and outs on this in this forum, often folks here have found it necessary and/or good practice to replace the synchronizer with the CMP sensor. I really didn't think it was so hard to replace, so I don't understand the exorbitant labor charge even accounting for a $100 charge for connecting it to their diagnostic computer. Maybe Rod can add more to the need for replacing the syncronizer. I would think you should have gotten a check engine light or like with the problems you've had, but even if you haven't, it wouldn't hurt to go to a parts store and ask them for free to read the codes that have been created by what's going on.
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