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once you get going for a while its ok but may cut off at anytime.
Anyone knows if there is an idle adjustment to tweek the rpm?
Thanks Kevin
What fuse controls this?
Thanks for the help.
I bought a used 04 Explorer 4 months ago. While driving around 35MPH, the engine has cut out 3 times during the 1st month. I put the truck in neutral and started the engine back up within seconds. This has only happened while the cruise control was turned on, but only engaged 1 of the times. This only happens at low speeds. At highway speeds, with the cruise control on, the truck works fine. Left the cruise control off for two months, at low speeds, and the problem stopped.
I had a complete diagnostic done on the truck and no sign of a problem. The EGR valve was replaced as a “best guess” as to the cause with no change. I used the cruise control, set at 35MPH, 3 days ago and the engine cut out again. My mechanic still has no sure idea of what is causing the engine failure. It sure appears that the cruise control has something to do with it.
My mechanic's new fix was to clean the throttle box, and I haven’t had a problem since.
But I like that SUV and the next one will be a Explorer.
Thank to you
If I wiggle the ignition key it will go out and sometimes stay off.
Does anyone know the source of that false air bag indication?
I am not anxious to replace the ignition switch without more information than I now have.
Unfortunately the air bag light still comes on at times.
A readout of the error codes shows that no error codes were set.
I am now told that the air bag safety system is separate from the “main” computer.
I have found that electrical grounding can cause some strange “mysteries”, so I have also checked all the electrical grounding points I could find, and cleaned and added star washers and anti corrosive to those grounding points which I did find.
I would recommend checking ground connections if you are getting "strange" electrical problems because that has cured many a "mysterious" problem for me in the past.
But in this case, No help so far.
More fun than a rubber crutch.
Hope this helps. I hope you also find a couple cut wires in the door jamb and the fix is a 15 cent splice.
I first checked the motor to make sure it was getting good voltage. I was getting 12vdc at the motor when I hit the window switch so thats when I started checing all the mechanical parts.
The sound actually occurs after two-hour trip at least and never in the city. After three or four hours of travel the sound is almost permanently at any speed and even louder. At this time the dealer have had the car for two weeks without reporting clearly what happens. I´m worried about having the car back and wait for another family trip to discover that the sound is still there and even worse without knowing what the cause is.
Do you know what is causing this noise?
I found this fix on another forum and verified with my son who is a certified Ford technician. Just wish I had found out about it before I had to replace a dead battery.
Good luck!
ran into a peculiar problem, the passenger side head light keeps literally blowing up.
There is glass in my head lamp. Well I had thought it was my brights making a surge and blowing it, but its not. Recently it just now blows everytime I put in a new bulb. I have gone through quite a bit of bulbs. When it is on its extremely dim almost like it is blown but its not.
HELP ME PLEASE!!!
It happened yesterday, so I used some WD-40.
It worked!
Thanks for the tip.
Got any good ideas for CD's stuck in the CD changer?