truck was rear ended and now it shuts off after 5 or 10 mins. what to do?

Asked by vivianmoore Mar 24, 2012 at 03:47 PM about the 1993 Ford Ranger

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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825

I had this problem when I was rear-ended and my airbags wouldn't work. This does sound like a computer problem to me and it should be checked.

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could be your inertia switch wasnt totally engaged but intermittently does. its under the center front of the carpet, next to the trans tunnel.

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