4x4 and 4x4 low light flash 6

[SmokeGrinder]

i was driving today in my 97 Explorer SOHC and i saw that the 4x4 and 4x4 low light flash 6 times over a period of about 15 seconds. There does not seam to be anything wrong with it shifting gears...but when i turn the Auto, Low, Hi knob, nothing happens.......? its really strange
also my windows have stopped working, could this be related?
Please help i hope to drive 400 miles on monday :-(

 

[mjs232]

Sounds like something with your 4 wheel drive. Were you using the 4 wheel drive when this occured. Mine just did the same thing, and i ended up having to get the 4x4 motor replaced. ($100 from a wreck, like $325 from the dealer)

 

[addkev]

Before you do anything else, disconnect your negative battery cable for a few hours and then reconnect. Start the truck and see what happens.

If it does it again then start looking deeper.

 

[Doug]

I believe it has something to do with the connections to the transfer case. I have a manual transfer case in my 97 and it flashes 6 times as well.

 

[Manny Sabedra]

Same thing happen to my 98X, first tried disconecting battery about 30 min. flash was gone for about six weeks, 4WD lights came flashing , this time i took it in to shop, it turn out to be the sensors on the transfer case, had both sensors replaced.
Two years now with no problems.
Hope this helps

 

[Robert]

As others said, a faulty speed sensor will cause your 4x4 lights to flash. However, the common item between your power windows and 4x4 is the GEM. It's possible that you have a fault in your GEM. Did both problems show up at the same time?

 

[SmokeGrinder]

the whole problem was because of a sticky window switch.......it blew a fuse and the 4X4 system runs from the same one.....funny hey!

but its cool now