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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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Unhappy Can't get a code for a 2004 Explorer

My SES light came on tried to read the codes all we could get was "ERROR" there was no code and could not reset the light...any suggestions?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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I'm assuming the "Error" was reported by the scan tool, not the information center in the Explorer, correct? There's a chance that your scan tool is not capable of monitoring the particular OBD-II protocol used by your 2004 Explorer. Is your scan tool CAN compatible?

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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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The reader works on the 03's it is suppose to be compatible.
 
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I'm not sure if the 2003 was the same protocol as the 2004 or not.

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