Coffeyhouse61
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- 2011 Explorer Limited
I'm a fairly new member to this forum. So far, I've been able to get help here on the "Acrid smell during acceleration" and "buzzing noise from windshield" TSB problems. This current problem has me stumped.
I have a 2011 Explorer LTD with 58k miles. Live in NC and have to get an annual inspection. Took it to a local inspection station, they turned it down due to "6 sensors not ready for inspection". I drove around a couple of days (200 miles) and took it back ... failed again ... same 6 sensors not ready for inspection. Took it to the dealer who did the work to fix the TSB work above. They kept it a day and told me the "not ready for inspection" problem just meant it needed to be driven awhile under various conditions (highway, city, stop and go ...etc). It has now been over 3000 miles! I hooked up my code reader and can see the 6 sensors not ready. I printed off the Ford Drive Cycle instructions, hooked up the monitor, and sat in the passenger seat while we drove around, following the instructions to the letter. Finally, all sensors were OK.
As soon as we got back home, turned off the ignition, pressed the ignition button without foot on the brake to go into accessory mode and watched the engine icon flash 8 times indicating not ready for inspection. I hooked up the monitor and saw 6 sensors not ready for inspection AGAIN!
So, we went back through the drive cycle again after waiting 8 hours for the Explorer to cool off. Saw the sensors all OK again. Got back home, disconnected the monitor, shut off the engine, checked the little engine indicator ... SAME RESULTS ... not ready for inspection.
It's like everything is resetting during shutdown. I even replaced the battery last week because one of the technicians at the dealer said he's seen a new battery fix the problem.
As of today, the Explorer is out of inspection and I can't get it registered without a valid inspection. I'll take it back to the dealer tomorrow but, thought I'd see if anyone here has seen this issue before.
Any ideas?
I have a 2011 Explorer LTD with 58k miles. Live in NC and have to get an annual inspection. Took it to a local inspection station, they turned it down due to "6 sensors not ready for inspection". I drove around a couple of days (200 miles) and took it back ... failed again ... same 6 sensors not ready for inspection. Took it to the dealer who did the work to fix the TSB work above. They kept it a day and told me the "not ready for inspection" problem just meant it needed to be driven awhile under various conditions (highway, city, stop and go ...etc). It has now been over 3000 miles! I hooked up my code reader and can see the 6 sensors not ready. I printed off the Ford Drive Cycle instructions, hooked up the monitor, and sat in the passenger seat while we drove around, following the instructions to the letter. Finally, all sensors were OK.
As soon as we got back home, turned off the ignition, pressed the ignition button without foot on the brake to go into accessory mode and watched the engine icon flash 8 times indicating not ready for inspection. I hooked up the monitor and saw 6 sensors not ready for inspection AGAIN!
So, we went back through the drive cycle again after waiting 8 hours for the Explorer to cool off. Saw the sensors all OK again. Got back home, disconnected the monitor, shut off the engine, checked the little engine indicator ... SAME RESULTS ... not ready for inspection.
It's like everything is resetting during shutdown. I even replaced the battery last week because one of the technicians at the dealer said he's seen a new battery fix the problem.
As of today, the Explorer is out of inspection and I can't get it registered without a valid inspection. I'll take it back to the dealer tomorrow but, thought I'd see if anyone here has seen this issue before.
Any ideas?