Hello -
I have a 2003 Ford Escape 3.0L V6 with 75000 miles.
I've owned it since new and never had any problems with it.
Today while sitting in traffic, I sort of thought it was a little sluggish to accelerate but didn't pay much attention because I was sitting in stop and go traffic so didn't really have much to pay attention to. Well, then while sitting at a stop the car started to surge - the tachometer would bounce between 1000 RPM and about 500 RPM and the whole thing was kind of rocking sort of like you were bouncing your foot on the brake. The surging would go away with acceleration. It would surge in drive and neutral. This lasted for maybe 10 or 15 minutes in stop and go traffic and then just disappeared and ran normally. There was never a check engine light, and still isn't.
Last week I had the radiator flushed, oil changed, and tires rotated. I also installed a new battery. Today has been rainy outside. I filled the gas tank this past Sunday ($1.87/gallon - YEAY!). I checked under the hood when I got home and the coolant may be a little low but still within spec.
I put probably 20 miles on it since the problem (running some errands - turning the car off and on) and it hasn't come back.
Any ideas what happened? Is there something I need to inspect further?
Thank you.
I have a 2003 Ford Escape 3.0L V6 with 75000 miles.
I've owned it since new and never had any problems with it.
Today while sitting in traffic, I sort of thought it was a little sluggish to accelerate but didn't pay much attention because I was sitting in stop and go traffic so didn't really have much to pay attention to. Well, then while sitting at a stop the car started to surge - the tachometer would bounce between 1000 RPM and about 500 RPM and the whole thing was kind of rocking sort of like you were bouncing your foot on the brake. The surging would go away with acceleration. It would surge in drive and neutral. This lasted for maybe 10 or 15 minutes in stop and go traffic and then just disappeared and ran normally. There was never a check engine light, and still isn't.
Last week I had the radiator flushed, oil changed, and tires rotated. I also installed a new battery. Today has been rainy outside. I filled the gas tank this past Sunday ($1.87/gallon - YEAY!). I checked under the hood when I got home and the coolant may be a little low but still within spec.
I put probably 20 miles on it since the problem (running some errands - turning the car off and on) and it hasn't come back.
Any ideas what happened? Is there something I need to inspect further?
Thank you.
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