2004 warning tone and engine shut down
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Mountain Pass
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From: Surrey
2004 warning tone and engine shut down
4.6 liter V8 limited.
Problem 1
Driving into a small town I slowed to 35 mph and set cruise control to hold speed.
Suddenly a loud warning tone/ beep sounded and the engine shut off. I coasted into a parking lot and restarted and drove the rest of the way home without incident. (another 1-1/2 hour drive)
Could I have had an auto shut down because of a low fluid sensor or something similar?
My cold antifreeze was below the cold fill range but still was visible in the container. The temperatures were not high and the heater still worked.
All other levels were normal.
problem 2
It also have an irritating buzz in the dash some where. Sounds almost like you would imagine a speedometer cable could sound, except no cable. Could it be the speedometer? It is intermittent and seems related to either speed or RPM.
Bob Bates
Problem 1
Driving into a small town I slowed to 35 mph and set cruise control to hold speed.
Suddenly a loud warning tone/ beep sounded and the engine shut off. I coasted into a parking lot and restarted and drove the rest of the way home without incident. (another 1-1/2 hour drive)
Could I have had an auto shut down because of a low fluid sensor or something similar?
My cold antifreeze was below the cold fill range but still was visible in the container. The temperatures were not high and the heater still worked.
All other levels were normal.
problem 2
It also have an irritating buzz in the dash some where. Sounds almost like you would imagine a speedometer cable could sound, except no cable. Could it be the speedometer? It is intermittent and seems related to either speed or RPM.
Bob Bates
Last edited by VRC9170; Apr 8, 2013 at 12:58 PM. Reason: Darn spelling.
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I know others have had the same thing happen when using the cruise at speeds below 35 MPH. The owner's manual states that the cruise will not work at speeds below 30 MPH. If you don't have an owner's manual, it can be downloaded by clicking here.
Hope this helps out.
Hope this helps out.
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Mountain Pass
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I can understand the cruise control not staying engaged below 35 mph. Why would that shut the engine off?
I had the cruise control holding at 35 mph since then.
I thought it could be the cruise control, but shouldn't it just simply disengage?
I have read about others with similar problems from O2 sensors or intake leaks etc since I made the original post.
For now I will just drive with and without the cruise control at slow speeds and see if the problems can be repeated. It has not happened since.
Thanks for your response, Much appreciated.
Bob
I had the cruise control holding at 35 mph since then.
I thought it could be the cruise control, but shouldn't it just simply disengage?
I have read about others with similar problems from O2 sensors or intake leaks etc since I made the original post.
For now I will just drive with and without the cruise control at slow speeds and see if the problems can be repeated. It has not happened since.
Thanks for your response, Much appreciated.
Bob
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There's a chance that a diagnostic code was set when the chime, well, chimed. If you're lucky, it will be a powertrain code and a standard scan tool will be able to retrieve the code. If you're less lucky, it will require a professional scan tool to perform a full system scan.
-Rod
-Rod
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Mountain Pass
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I think a diagnostic check is a good idea. For some reason I have a phobia of going to a dealer. LOL Probably financial rip-off fear.
The engine runs very well and has given me no trouble. I did repair a ground wire in the door harness, but that was quite awhile ago.
Funny thing, if it was an airplane I would spare no expence. Something about 3 dimentional travel does that to me.
Bob
The engine runs very well and has given me no trouble. I did repair a ground wire in the door harness, but that was quite awhile ago.
Funny thing, if it was an airplane I would spare no expence. Something about 3 dimentional travel does that to me.
Bob
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