Im 300 miles away from home. Truck in 4x4 low and cant get it back. I tried neutral and abd foot on brake. Does not work. My first time to use 4x4.....im about an hour from the nearest dealership...any ideas.....im stuck in the middle of nowhere....any ideas?

Thanks
Shane

 

does it not switch out of 4L when you tell it to? does the dash indicate 4x4? If it's just the hubs locked, try putting it in reverse and going a few feet to help release the hubs.

 

also, if you're offroad, you may have knocked a connection to the t-case loose. is your truck an FX4 with the skid plates?

 

Yried the reverse...yes fx4...does have skid plates

 

Dash shows 4x4.. also my traction control light under rpm gauge is on and wont shut off.

 

it sounds to me like a loose connection to the transfer case... on my old bronco this could happen if it was cold. I know the system is much different on this truck, but there is still something that sends the "shift" signal to the transfer case. without having time to do research, I'd recommend getting under there and looking for loose wires or vacuum hoses. might be hard to do if the skids are in the way... but worth a shot

i'd also try shutting off with the selector in 4L, then back on. switch to 4H and see what happens... I'm sure you've tried everything but just throwing out ideas

 

also maybe try locking and unlocking the rear diff

 

Did that also...nearest dealeraship says monday b for they can get to it.

 

other shops can perform warranty work, too... call Ford's customer help line and see what they recommend to get you back on the road sooner.

I still think you knocked something loose. what type of terrain are you on?

 

Are you hubs locked or in auto?

 

also, since you have the KR you have the info center. when switching from 4L to 4H it pops up a message saying "shift to neutral". Are you getting that far and if so, does it do anything at all?

 

I was on a soft muddy road..im gonna have to out of the blind and tend to this!

When driving i know under 5 mph...does the temp gauge show front trans temp?

Also how far should i limp it to town.

 

if you select 4x4 LOW after being in 4x4 HIGH from your ESOF selector, you have to put your transmission in Neutral and turn switch back to HIGH or OFF. I had this happen to me and I couldn't get out of LOW either. You can shift into 4x4 High anytime(shift on fly), but do so at low speed or not moving. 4x4 LOW should be selected in N and turned off in N to not damage trans or transfer case

from another thread dont know if it will help
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the gauge in the info center will show you transmission temp, not transfer case

limping it to town... I dunno. straight road in 4L should be okay for short distances. I'd do as much of it offroad as possible to avoid damage to your tires and hubs. I might go as much as 20 miles, but SLOWLY and CAREFULLY =\

 

My ESOF is awful touchy too. If it's not wanting to go in or out, shutting the truck off and restarting, while leaving the truck in neutral and the switch in the desired position, seems to help for me.