Kryptic
Member
I am sure this is not the first time you all have seen this question and probably wont be the last. I searched the first 9 or so pages and clicked on all the links that seemed like my issue but to no avail. I think posting here may be premature since I have yet to have the codes pulled (if there are any) but here goes.
I just purchased (2 days ago) a 2006 Expedition XLT 5.4L with 62,000 miles on it. I still have not signed all of the final papers on this truck and can still return it (I think) with no fees or anything. The gas light was on when we first got into the truck so we took it to the next gas station and filled it with the cheap stuff (this was my first heart attack as the pump turned off at 90 dollars even and the tank was still not completely full)
Driving around town like any person would the truck was fine and we were very excited to get this vehicle with this low of miles on it. When we got to the Highway I floored the gas pedal and the vehicle acted like it was low on fuel. My first thought was maybe we got bad gas, or maybe there was an issue since the vehicle was almost empty when we got it. We decided to continue our 70 mile trip anyway since it was only acting up under heavy load. After two days we are only down to about half a tank (so maybe 150 miles of driving) and I am still having the same issue but also saw the check enging light blink at me for about 20 seconds for the first time today. When you try to "get on it" it studders/surges like it is fuel starved. I haven't tried to see if I keep my foot in the pedal if it goes away at higher RPM because I don't want any further issues to arise.
I am going to Autozone to see if there are any stored codes even though the check engine light is not constant. I know that will shed much more light on the issue but I see this issue comes up quite a bit and wanted to ask if anyone might have a quick idea to an easy fix. I understand that you cannot possibly sit at your computer and fix my vehicle for me, but I also know that I am not the first person to have this problem and maybe someone has knowledge about this particular issue.
So far I have not done anything as I wasn't exactly worried about it until today when the light flashed at me. I figured I had bad fuel and would use 93 octane at next fill up to see if the problem goes away or not.
Thanks for looking at my post either way and I will update this tomorrow once I have the codes pulled.
I just purchased (2 days ago) a 2006 Expedition XLT 5.4L with 62,000 miles on it. I still have not signed all of the final papers on this truck and can still return it (I think) with no fees or anything. The gas light was on when we first got into the truck so we took it to the next gas station and filled it with the cheap stuff (this was my first heart attack as the pump turned off at 90 dollars even and the tank was still not completely full)
Driving around town like any person would the truck was fine and we were very excited to get this vehicle with this low of miles on it. When we got to the Highway I floored the gas pedal and the vehicle acted like it was low on fuel. My first thought was maybe we got bad gas, or maybe there was an issue since the vehicle was almost empty when we got it. We decided to continue our 70 mile trip anyway since it was only acting up under heavy load. After two days we are only down to about half a tank (so maybe 150 miles of driving) and I am still having the same issue but also saw the check enging light blink at me for about 20 seconds for the first time today. When you try to "get on it" it studders/surges like it is fuel starved. I haven't tried to see if I keep my foot in the pedal if it goes away at higher RPM because I don't want any further issues to arise.
I am going to Autozone to see if there are any stored codes even though the check engine light is not constant. I know that will shed much more light on the issue but I see this issue comes up quite a bit and wanted to ask if anyone might have a quick idea to an easy fix. I understand that you cannot possibly sit at your computer and fix my vehicle for me, but I also know that I am not the first person to have this problem and maybe someone has knowledge about this particular issue.
So far I have not done anything as I wasn't exactly worried about it until today when the light flashed at me. I figured I had bad fuel and would use 93 octane at next fill up to see if the problem goes away or not.
Thanks for looking at my post either way and I will update this tomorrow once I have the codes pulled.
