my truck is mad at me... i need help!
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my truck is mad at me... i need help!
So, I was having a bad day, and i did what i usually do when im trying to get my mind off the day. I test drove a 2002 Ford F250 diesel w/ the manual tranny.
My truck is mad at me. It took me back to school no problem, but on the way home it started acting funny. It started with the speedometer not working. then the odometer did not come on. after half a mile the OD light started blinking, then the real fun started. Getting on the freeway, as it accelerated it shifted like it was trying to break my neck. it would wait until almost redline, then shift in a quarter of a second and make me look at the cieling briefly.
Next, on Hwy 174, a windy two lane road, it couldnt decide between gears, and was still shifting like that. needless to say my neck hurts.
To top it all off, when i Got home, my interior lights would not come on by door or turning the **** for lights....
It all happened within 10 minutes, except the last one, which was about half an hour later.
My truck is mad at me. It took me back to school no problem, but on the way home it started acting funny. It started with the speedometer not working. then the odometer did not come on. after half a mile the OD light started blinking, then the real fun started. Getting on the freeway, as it accelerated it shifted like it was trying to break my neck. it would wait until almost redline, then shift in a quarter of a second and make me look at the cieling briefly.
Next, on Hwy 174, a windy two lane road, it couldnt decide between gears, and was still shifting like that. needless to say my neck hurts.
To top it all off, when i Got home, my interior lights would not come on by door or turning the **** for lights....
It all happened within 10 minutes, except the last one, which was about half an hour later.
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You have to sneak out in a different vehicle to go test drive something. Never let your truck know what you are up to.
Check your vehicle speed sensor on top of your rear axle. Unbolt it and pull it out and clean it off and re-install it. Also check the wiring. The symptoms you described are from the computer not knowing what speed you are going so it does not know what to do with the tranny, hence the funny shifting. The VSS is not telling the computer what speed you are going so the computer can not tell you with the speedometer and the odometer.
Check your vehicle speed sensor on top of your rear axle. Unbolt it and pull it out and clean it off and re-install it. Also check the wiring. The symptoms you described are from the computer not knowing what speed you are going so it does not know what to do with the tranny, hence the funny shifting. The VSS is not telling the computer what speed you are going so the computer can not tell you with the speedometer and the odometer.
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Check your vehicle speed sensor on top of your rear axle. Unbolt it and pull it out and clean it off and re-install it. Also check the wiring. The symptoms you described are from the computer not knowing what speed you are going so it does not know what to do with the tranny, hence the funny shifting. The VSS is not telling the computer what speed you are going so the computer can not tell you with the speedometer and the odometer.
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Ok guys thanks for the idea, im going to go out and try to pull it and clean it now.
And i'm definately not replacing her...
Just wanted to drive one with a manual, that's all.
also, how much am i looking at if it needs replacing?
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Well, i cleaned the VSS, even though it wasnt really dirty. Yes i have keyless entry, and i think i forgot to mention that stopped working as well. I'll go check my fuse panel now.
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TJ, you nailed it!
In the fuse box under the hood, center row, fifth from passengers side, a 30 amp fuse is blown!
Now i just need to run to the parts place. Should i get a pic of which one it is?
Thanks again! hope this does it.
What would make it repeatedly blow?
In the fuse box under the hood, center row, fifth from passengers side, a 30 amp fuse is blown!
Now i just need to run to the parts place. Should i get a pic of which one it is?
Thanks again! hope this does it.
What would make it repeatedly blow?
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I don't know why it was intermittent but I finally tracked it down to the keyless entry module and maybe some thing to do with the back up lights. I think. It was 4 years ago so I have a hard time remember which issue was part of which problem. replace the fuse and keep a few spares just in case. If it continues to blow unhook all three connectors from the keyless entry module. The keyless module is under the dash right behind the cubby hole. its a black box with three long flat connectors going to it stacked like a 3 man pyramid.
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