Engine207
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Hi all!
This morning, when I went out to my '07 XLT (110,000 mi.) to go to work, it wouldn't start (but all the lights and radio came on), and I got the familiar clicking sound. Obviously, I thought I had a battery problem so I used my wife's car to jump start it. It started up, but as soon as I started rolling, I had no power. I checked the gauges, and everything looked fine, but the information display showed the wrench symbol and a door ajar light (no doors were ajar). There was also an airbag light on!
At this point, I hadn't had any coffee yet and there was too much information to process, so I decided to address that before I figured out what was up with my truck. As I pulled out of the garage, I couldn't get any throttle, and was going about 10 mph. I tried to shut it all down, wait a minute and restart. I couldn't get it started again!! In fact, at that point, the electrical was completely out - including radio and light.
I drove about a hundred miles yesterday, without a hint of any trouble, but I "could have" left my interior lights on. It seems unlikely that the "limp" light would come on for a battery issue, but could the jump have pulsed the computer and caused all these problems? What issues might cause a "limp" when everything was a-ok just yesterday?
Thanks, in advance, for any comments...
This morning, when I went out to my '07 XLT (110,000 mi.) to go to work, it wouldn't start (but all the lights and radio came on), and I got the familiar clicking sound. Obviously, I thought I had a battery problem so I used my wife's car to jump start it. It started up, but as soon as I started rolling, I had no power. I checked the gauges, and everything looked fine, but the information display showed the wrench symbol and a door ajar light (no doors were ajar). There was also an airbag light on!
At this point, I hadn't had any coffee yet and there was too much information to process, so I decided to address that before I figured out what was up with my truck. As I pulled out of the garage, I couldn't get any throttle, and was going about 10 mph. I tried to shut it all down, wait a minute and restart. I couldn't get it started again!! In fact, at that point, the electrical was completely out - including radio and light.
I drove about a hundred miles yesterday, without a hint of any trouble, but I "could have" left my interior lights on. It seems unlikely that the "limp" light would come on for a battery issue, but could the jump have pulsed the computer and caused all these problems? What issues might cause a "limp" when everything was a-ok just yesterday?
Thanks, in advance, for any comments...
