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Old 03-02-2012, 05:57 PM
spartan4life79 spartan4life79 is offline
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Default Ranger Shakes and almost stalls when I slow down

Just wondered if anyone else has had an issue of when I slow down under 10mph my trucks seems to almost stall. is there something that I should check if it is doing that? It shakes a little bit as well when I am under 10.

Also when driving down the highway my steering wheel seems to shake some and it moves back and forth slightly.
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Old 03-03-2012, 08:23 AM
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Default Re: Ranger Shakes and almost stalls when I slow down

clean the idle air control valve. get your wheels balanced.
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Old 03-04-2012, 01:11 PM
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Default Re: Ranger Shakes and almost stalls when I slow down

^^ This for sure, especially the wheels for your truck, When they spin em up, they should check for out of round rim also, just to be sure that isnt a issue. I have heard of a tire going bad also that is unable to be seen from the outside.
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Old 03-04-2012, 01:12 PM
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Default Re: Ranger Shakes and almost stalls when I slow down

Check engine light on?
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Old 03-04-2012, 02:08 PM
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my 06' did that turned out it was my alternator.
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Old 03-04-2012, 02:15 PM
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Default Re: Ranger Shakes and almost stalls when I slow down

A quick check of the alternator could be done, just hook up a set of test leads to a volt meter, get a reading of your battery, lets say it reads 11.8 volts, then you start the truck, and go test the battery again, it should read between 13.3 and sometimes as high as 15 volts.

If the battery reads the original voltage, or is less from the drain of the start, then it is probably a alternator problem.
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Old 03-04-2012, 02:40 PM
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Default Re: Ranger Shakes and almost stalls when I slow down

check for codes

do all maintenance work as suggested.......TB, maf, iacv, airfilter, fuel filter, look for vacuum leaks.

have you recently moved the truck or turned the wheels with the engine off? check power steering level
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