2003 Cobra Stalling Problem

[MRigney]

I have almost had the car for year now and I have had no major problems except one that has crept up on me in the last month or s. About a month ago I started having problems with the car stalling when I come to a stop after I press the clutch in and shift into neutral. The RPM's drop and just keep dropping till the car dies/stalls. The car starts right back up. It only does this once every couple days and seems to be worse in the mornings.

It seems this is a known problem for 2003 Cobras and I have taken the car to the dealership two times and had the computer reflashed and my IAC and Throttle position sensor replaced under warranty.

I have looked all over the net and this seems to fix the problem for everybody ,but I am still having the problem.

I do have a K&N filtercharger on the car and that is it.

Any help would be great.

[shibby]

Look and see if there is a set screw on the throttle body that the throttle lever hits when the tb closes. If there is, see if you can adjust the screw to the leave the throttle plate open a little more when you let off of the gas.

[skooter]

Sell it...

[MRigney]

Don't laugh, I was thinking the same thing.

"Throw It In The Gutter and Go Buy Another" , (Easy E)

[squeeeg]

Originally posted by skooter
Sell it...

to me



Have you scanned it for codes? That might be able to tell you something. Also don't mess with the set screw on the TB without resetting the base idle with the computer. It will cause more problems then it fixes.

[latenite]

I have almost had the car for year now and I have had no major problems except one that has crept up on me in the last month or s. About a month ago I started having problems with the car stalling when I come to a stop after I press the clutch in and shift into neutral. The RPM's drop and just keep dropping till the car dies/stalls. The car starts right back up. It only does this once every couple days and seems to be worse in the mornings.

It seems this is a known problem for 2003 Cobras and I have taken the car to the dealership two times and had the computer reflashed and my IAC and Throttle position sensor replaced under warranty.

I have looked all over the net and this seems to fix the problem for everybody ,but I am still having the problem.

I do have a K&N filtercharger on the car and that is it.

Any help would be great.


I have an 03 vert I bought in April 05. Had the same problem. Haven't had the dealer look into it. I though it was just me not releasing the clutch properly at first. But it seems to occur when I don't let it warm up before leaving for work. It happened once last week and that's when I concluded it was me leaving too quickly before letting it idle long enough in the driveway. Let me know if you find a different cause for this.

Thanks

[MRigney]

Well the problem went away for about three weeks and then came back again on my way to work one day last week. I have not taken back to the dealer yet because I just have not had time. The only thing I have on my car is a K&N filter. Not sure if that has anything to do with it ,but like you it seems to happen in the mornings only and when the car is cold and has not warmed up.