2001 Escape Starting Problem

[Jspafford]

A friend of mine has a 2001 Ford Escape. It has less than 100K. It's the 3.0L with an auto and 4wd.

His issue is, whenever it gets cold out, usually below freezing the car will not start. It seems like it's not getting fuel. He says if he sprays starting fluid, it will run until it runs out. Eventually it will start and run on the gas in the tank, and once running it runs fine until it gets cold again.

He took it to a shop and it started up for them, so they said there was nothing wrong. He's replaced the fuel filter, IAC valve, and there are no codes.

Any ideas?

 

[martin]

Intermittants can be a bear to find. The next time it won't start check if it has voltage at both sides of the inertia switch.

 

[Jspafford]

Intermittants can be a bear to find. The next time it won't start check if it has voltage at both sides of the inertia switch.

Not really intermittant. It just flat out refuses to start when cold.

 

[martin]

same suggestion as before.

 

[AllanD]

will it start when jump started?

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