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A friend changed the Trans Fluid and Filter yesterday and after refilling the ATF went for test drive., during which the trans shifted great. Came home, checked to insure we had the proper ATF level and checked for leaks. Everything looked fine. A few minutes later my wife drove it and the...

Have a 06 Explorer w/5R55S and 4WD and a friend is changing my ATF & Filter. He showed me the pan magnet and it has some debris on it. It looks more than I typically find. It appears to be roughly a 1/2 TSP of black stuff. My explorer has almost 180,000 on it and this is likely the 1st Trans...

Thanks for the suggestion! That's what I thought too, but having all the sounds go bad at one time seems odd, of course odd things happen! ;-)

I proofed this 4 times and still posted an error! I wrote: " the Hazards work - but no flashing" when i intended. " the Hazards work - but no Clicking". Sorry

Hello - As I said,on my 2006 Explorer XLT 4WD, the Electric gimos work, but the chimes are silent; ie, the T/S works - but there is no clicking, the Hazards work - but no flashing. the Seat Belt Warning in the Display works when a belt is not clicked - but no Warning Chimes - same for other...

Good thought but I'd be fearful I was installing another wiring harness that was self-destructing. Thanks Larry

Thanks Gang, Yeah, I could definitely agree that it might be the wiring insulation crumbling! I have owned several old Mercedes' and back in the 90s/00's they started using "Biodegradable" insulation. Some kind of green movement that started in Europe and nw we're paying for it. I think...

It's been a while since I last posted, so I'll bring ya'll up to date. Took it to a shop where I was told the O2 Sensors and MAF were all bad. Had those replaced and picked the truck up. It got 1/2 way home before the CEL and Wrench came on again. Took it to a different shop who kept it a...

Thanks for the suggestion, I've never heard of a ABS Tone Ring, I'll search for it, but maybe you could provide some additional info? Also, the problem we had where the ignition switch will not allow the key to be inserted happened again. Seems like lots of things are happening at once...

Hi ya'll, Had a bad Alternator so I installed a new one from Autozone, and while the engine started and ran great after the alt was installed, when my wife went to the store, the CEL came on, a few minutes later the Wrench appeared, then I believe it went into "Limp Home Mode" where it drove as...

Hi Ya'll, Problem is solved! Took it to AutoZone where they tested the battery/charging/starting systems and said the Alternator has a bad diode. Bought a replacement, installed it and I'm sure the problem is solved. But now we have another problem. While the engine started and ran great...

Is this what they call "Limp Home Mode?"

Hey ya'll, I found and fixed the initial problem thanks to this forum! Turns out my Alternator had a bad Diode in it. Installed a rebuilt alt from AutoZone in 30 min or less and started it right up. Watched it idle for several minutes and declared it fixed. Then, my wife needs to go to the...

Thanks - great suggestion - I checked the cables as you suggested and found that I have factory cables with the sealed connectors. So I should be good there. But that reminds me, I need to see how the ground cable connector looks where it attaches to the engine/chassis. All cars are...

Thanks, it's on the road at the moment but I'll check it when it gets home. The fact that the symptom only popped up when turning into our driveway 5 out of 6 times it happened with time #6 in a Walmart parking lost while looking for a parking space. Very strange! Also, the engine kept...

Thx again Waltz,that's kinda like mine. I was able to extract a little more info from my wife - the engine never shuts down. The Radio and display in the dash go dark. She has always been parking when it happened - 5 out 6 times it happened she was turning into out driveway, the 6th time she...

Thanks - did the lights come on in the dash?

I learned another symptom today - actually it only happened Thurs once and twice Friday - my wife said she was unable to turn the key in the ign switch. This makes me think it might be the ignition switch like someone mentioned, a couple of attempts and all is normal again. But I still...

It just did it again - another 40+ mi Round trip with sops along the way, it works perfectly the whole time, then when pulling into the driveway, the dash lights die and radio stops, then when parked in driveway it will not start. Somethings happening when she turns to pull into driveway...

I appreciate that T'Bird, Yeah, we're pretty far apart ;-) ok, things are getting weird. My wife had to go to Richmond today and we took a chance on it staying operable. She drove 40 mi RT and as she pulled into the driveway at home, the radio and dash menu went blank so she knew it would not...

We just returned from AutoZone - I called and they said, "Sure, bring it down & we'll test it." Well, not so easy. After waiting our turn, their 1st question was "Is the CEL on?" We said no and they said they cannot test it unless the CEL is on. Doesn't the ECM keep a log of problems? If...

Hey ya'll, Thanks for the suggestions! Haven't had the codes read yet but will do that today. Hopefully the reader will provide a log of the past 24-48 hours? re the key - the shop I use suggested the key and no the key has not been damaged while we have owned this Ford for about the...

Hi Gang, This problem has happened 3 or 4 times. 3 out of 4 times were when my wife pulled into our driveway, turned it off and at that moment, the radio and dash lights, warning sounds, etc all stopped. This is not normal. All 4 times have happened when she turned the car off to park. I...

I just checked the plug that attaches to the back of the Bulb. Holding it with the connection down, the 1st connector at the left lights up with my test light when the low beams are turned on. The connector at the far right lit up when the high beams were turned on (the far left connector went...