PCM??
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PCM??
Hey everyone, noob here so be gentle. I recently became the owner of a 2002 f150. It has the 5.4 in it and has been doing great till recently. When i got the truck the speedo and cruise control were not working and the overdrive light flashes. I took it to 2 different dealerships one said the pcm was bad and the other said there was a sensor in the transmission that went out that needed to be replaced. I have ruled out the transmission sensor because i just put a new transmission in the truck. So, before i go and spend more money does this sound right? Also, they replaced a few other things like the speed sensor and display thing for all the gauges. Thanks for you time and help.
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We need to know the actual code number it is throwing. The OD light flashing is the CEL for the tranny, if the truck is driving fine I'd guess a sensor is not plugged in/bad or a harness is unplugged/cut. Most like the VSS, even though you say it was replaced.
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The truck does run fine but every now and then it wants to shift kinda ruff or hesitate to go into gear from a stop. It will rev up then go into gear every now an then. The 2 codes are P0430 and P0420.
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Those are cat efficiency codes and are not going to tell you anything about the operational symptoms.
Since you just put a transmission in, take it back. Ruling out a transmission sensor because the transmission was just replaced is an exercise in unreasonable optimism. You have a flashing O/D light and you'll need a better scan tool to pull transmission fault codes.
Since you just put a transmission in, take it back. Ruling out a transmission sensor because the transmission was just replaced is an exercise in unreasonable optimism. You have a flashing O/D light and you'll need a better scan tool to pull transmission fault codes.
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well ive had the same thing go wrong in my 98 f150 changed tranny after i got it then a few month later it didnt wont to go after work plunged in my scanner and it said tranny power vale so i order a new one on warrnty dindt fix it it was my pcu the power train took a dump oreder a new one from autozone for 180 thats with core fixed and ruuning better than when i got it
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