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... 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2003 · 2002 · 2001 · 2000 ... 2004 Ford Explorer engine problems: engine stalls/cuts out while driving ...to overheat and slide out of its socket, causing the engine to shut off. ..... Suddenlyat 30-35mph, my engine just died and i cannot control the steering wheel.
The 2005 Ford Escape has 24 complaints for engine shutdown while driving. ...January 22: Ford Ranger Driver Killed by Takata Airbag in South Carolina news ' 2 days ago; Ford Focus Door Latch ..... I was 80 miles from home when the engine shut off. .... No one could seem to determine the true cause of the problems.
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Learn more about Ford Ranger at the Edmunds.com Car Forums! ... cut off a couple of times then it started happening more frequent while driving. ..... the other day I was driving down the highway and it just shut off, no warning .... 2000. when it gets overheated the circuit shorts and causes the engine to die.
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have the fault codes read first
just because there is no engine light does not mean that faults are not being recorded
items that can shut down the engine are
cam/crank position sensors
immobilizer system
bad terminals on the battery
bad battery
faulty alternator charge circuit
loose fuse in holder
faulty ECM unit
run fault codes for recorded faults that are giving you these problems. Do not disregard an engine light and continue as it is there to let you know that serious engine/ gear box is about to happen and that can be a costly mistake to make.
a trouble code has been stored into the computer, have a parts store retrive the code, they will tell you, what sensor needs replaced. it happens to a lot of cars
No way to tell what happened with the high idle if you can't make it happen on demand. The oil and engine lights would come on if the engine died while the key was still on so that was a normal event. You might stop somewhere and have the computer scanned for trouble codes just in case the computer recorded anything. The difference in octane should not be a big problem if you don't switch back and forth, after about 50 miles of driving the computer will adjust for the octane of the fuel.
From what I can gather, the engine cuts out and then the check engine light comes on, not the other way around, check engine light and then cut out?
If you switch on the ignition but do not start the engine, you will see that the check engine light is on. It won't go out until you start the engine.
When the engine cuts out, it is just as though you have switched on the ignition without starting the engine, the key is in the exact same position, and therefor the check engine light comes on purely and simply because the engine isn't running, not because it has sensed a problem, hence you have no fault codes, its perfectly normal.
If, however, the light comes on then the engine cuts out, then the reason for the lack of codes could be a short term electrical failure. If the power to the ECM were briefly cut then the codes would be erased immediately, but this would have to be a complete failure because there is a KAM (Keep Alive Memory) wire, which supplies permanent power to the ECM if I'm not mistaken. A good candidate for a complete failure is a bad main ground cable (loose or broken).
Wiring problems a just the worst ever to trace.
Just a thought to hopefully point you in the right direction.
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