2003 Cobra SVT w/ 4K miles, dies randomly.

CRCarl said:

All -
My new baby, a white 2003 Cobra SVT, still totally stock, has issues. At what appear to be totally random times the engine just shuts off. Last night I was SB on 280 @ 95 MPH and all of a sudden all the dashboard lights came on and I could not hear the engine. The car felt like it was in neutral, but it was in 5th. The power steering went out, and the brakes felt sloppy. I slammed the clutch to the floor and tried a rolling start, but the starter just whined. Getting to the right shoulder was a little scary. It has done this three of four times, but at slower speeds, and never before on the freeway. There is absolutely no odd engine noise or feel before it cuts out.

I am taking it into Sunnyvale Ford tomorrow, first thing. Has anybody seen this before? Any ideas or directions I should point the service department in?


Thanks,

Craig

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Cobraman281 said:

Hello! Damn that is a strange issue. Most of the cobra owners reporting the stall issue occur when the car is breaking at much lower speeds. My cobra has only stalled like this once when I was braking @ under 20MPH. I had only like 200 miles on the engine at the time and the temperature was 31 degrees outside. My car hasn't stalled since though. Did you buy this cobra used or new? and how many miles are on it?

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