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Old 02-23-2009, 05:14 PM
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So, 2002 dakota 4.7
so, im sitting at the busiest intersection in my town, im first to turn, and theres atlleast 30 cars behind me,. its a steady intersection, its never slow.
so, sitting there, light goes green, i give it gas, NOTHING.
wtf i think. i turn it off, with cars behinhd me, start it again, acts like everythings working, then everything dies.
starts fine, radio works, windows, etc, but truck wont move

so i called my parents, called a tow truck, who get their extremely fast.
i just got the truck in november, 2 year mechanical warranty. but i have that feeling its the fuel pump, which I DONT THINK is covered

any other ideas?
 
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Old 02-23-2009, 10:55 PM
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is the truck idling at all or is it stalling out? if its jsut idling and youre giving it throttle and its not doing sh*t. i personally without a doubt would say its the throttle position sensor. but any good technician will test the tps before it's replaced
 



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