Hi, my car is a MK 4 Mondeo 2.0 Ghia 09 plate 108,000 miles approx. Car keeps jerking and cutting out after I've driven a few miles (between 1-10 miles) and throwing an Engine Malfunction warning. Also it won't start again for 15 - 20 mins after. The idle is slightly erratic and drops quite low when disengaging the clutch. The car drives ok with no problems when not presenting with this issue; it also seems to be worse in warm/hot weather.
I took it to a local repair shop a few weeks back and they said the fault was with the Throttle Position Sensor so they replaced that. However, that did not resolve the issue and the problem still remains.
I took it to another garage and they said they could not find anything mechanically wrong with it (it runs ok when not presenting with the problem) but when they checked the engine malfunction warning they said it was an electrical problem and I needed to take it to an auto electrician. They also said that it was throwing up a lot of codes and it could be a wiring problem between the throttle sensor and throttle body. Their exact words were: "it could be that something is going haywire between the throttle sensor and the throttle body."
I've had various opinions from Crankshaft sensor to Coil pack, faulty plugs to injectors, (was told injectors rarely a problem on petrol cars)
Any advice welcome
Many thanks
I took it to a local repair shop a few weeks back and they said the fault was with the Throttle Position Sensor so they replaced that. However, that did not resolve the issue and the problem still remains.
I took it to another garage and they said they could not find anything mechanically wrong with it (it runs ok when not presenting with the problem) but when they checked the engine malfunction warning they said it was an electrical problem and I needed to take it to an auto electrician. They also said that it was throwing up a lot of codes and it could be a wiring problem between the throttle sensor and throttle body. Their exact words were: "it could be that something is going haywire between the throttle sensor and the throttle body."
I've had various opinions from Crankshaft sensor to Coil pack, faulty plugs to injectors, (was told injectors rarely a problem on petrol cars)
Any advice welcome
Many thanks