Having issues with my wife's 2006 mustang

akmrue · 06-30-2008

I am new to this forum and wanted to know if you guys could help. I really don't know a whole lot about mustangs. I drive a Dodge SRT-4 and spend all of my time modding it and everything.

These are the symptoms:

While driving I can let off the gas at about 60mph or so and the car doesn't slow down. It continues at the same speed.

When I come to a stop I have trouble slowing down and when I do stop it, it bucks and wants to shut off. I don't have a check engine light on or anything.

The rpms vary at idle so it seems like you are reving it up a little.

You guys have any ideas or advice on this? The car is stock as of now but mods are coming in the near future. I didn't know there were so many mods out there for the V6 stangs. Thanks a head of time!

akmrue · 06-30-2008

anyone have any ideas?

BullMeister · 06-30-2008

Sounds like the TPS (throttle position sensor). It'll give you surging and rough idle at low rpms & idle and if it's bad enough it could probably account for your high speed problem as well.

I had a Ford Explorer with a bad one and it didn't throw an error code either. The Haynes and Chilton's repair manuals didn't even mention this sensor existing (made it a pain to try finding it under the hood). I had to take it in and have it thrown on the computer to figure it out. I've seen this problem crop up a couple of times here with the mustangs.

Stars.Fade · 06-30-2008

Ya. sometimes when driving in neutral, itll surge to 3k slowly. i hate that crap. TPS?

akmrue · 06-30-2008

Ok, do you have a part number? Possibly a location of the TIP? I am aware of the TIP problem because my has similar issues as well but the Stage 2 upgrade comes with a new TIP and MAP sensor.

akmrue · 07-01-2008

The TIP on my car is located near the intake on the driver side. Is this a round about location on a mustang?

05silverstangv6 · 07-01-2008

trade the srt and get a mustang

06SatinSilverV6 · 07-01-2008

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Originally Posted by akmrue

I am new to this forum and wanted to know if you guys could help. I really don't know a whole lot about mustangs. I drive a Dodge SRT-4 and spend all of my time modding it and everything.

These are the symptoms:

While driving I can let off the gas at about 60mph or so and the car doesn't slow down. It continues at the same speed.

When I come to a stop I have trouble slowing down and when I do stop it, it bucks and wants to shut off. I don't have a check engine light on or anything.

The rpms vary at idle so it seems like you are reving it up a little.

You guys have any ideas or advice on this? The car is stock as of now but mods are coming in the near future. I didn't know there were so many mods out there for the V6 stangs. Thanks a head of time!

so you have problems with the srt4 or the mustang? i can help you out with the srt4 but probably not the mustang that much.

data174 · 07-01-2008

The throttle position sensor is located on the left side of the throttle body ( drivers side ) Part # 9E928. Hope that helps.

Cheers Al

**stlwagon** · 07-01-2008

TPS on the V6 and V8 are actually the same. OEM part # is 6L2Z9B989A.

akmrue · 07-01-2008

I am having trouble with the Stang... I actually wouldn't mind having an 06 GT but can't afford it right now.

I appreciate the help Al/stlwagon. I am going to start with the TIP and see what happens. I mean like today she only had some little issues. It wasn't bad.

*Anything else I should try along with the TIP?

akmrue · 07-07-2008

Anything else it could be besides the TPS?