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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / January 20084x4 quit working
i have a 94 ford explorer, the 4x4 quit working, light does'nt come on. fuses are ok. also the cruise control quit working, fuse ok. any suggestions, thanks -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer/ More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html > i have a 94 ford explorer, the 4x4 quit working, light does'nt come on. > fuses are ok. also the cruise control quit working, fuse ok. any [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer/ > More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html If the 4WD light does not come on this is usually caused by a stuck servo motor on the transfer case. Tapping it gently while someone is pushing the button often gets it going. Taking it apart and cleaning/lubricating it is the next step. In an emergency you can remove the servo motor and turn the transfer case by hand. Also, there is supposedly a reset button on the control module behind the rear drivers side panel but I've never had to push it or even look for it. I don't know about the cruise control--mine still work on my '91 and '92. >i have a 94 ford explorer, the 4x4 quit working, light does'nt come on. >fuses are ok. also the cruise control quit working, fuse ok. any >suggestions, thanks The only appropriate course of action is to take it to a Ford Dealer for repair. Anything else and you will be endangering yourself and everyone else on the road. And you should not drive it to the dealer but should have it towed since driving a vehicle with any of the systems malfunctioning endangers you and everyone else on the road. what the hell are you talking about. the vehicle isn't impaired, the 4 wheel drive just quit working, where did you come from. remember the good old days with rear wheel drive, well thats what it is now until i get it fixed. -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer/ More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html >what the hell are you talking about. the vehicle isn't impaired, the 4 >wheel drive just quit working, where did you come from. remember the good >old days with rear wheel drive, well thats what it is now until i get it >fixed. I'm just proving a theory. See my reply to Warmen. There was quite a detailed write up on transfer case motor problems hosted on a personal internet site... It covered many problems common to the early Explorers and featured some good DIY fixes.... I believe that this site no longer hosts those pages but somewhere, there may be a mirror or other site with that content on them. Perhaps someone may chime in with more info... Sidebar - Ashton will have to notice that I call these "DIY" fixes... They are economical for an owner to perform himself... they are NOT economical for an owner to pay in excess of $100.hour to have fixed for him. There is no assurance that any of these repairs will be the be all - end all to a concern... if I perform one of these repairs and it fails during my warranty period, I will have to fix it properly... for free... and I wont expose myself to that liability. I think that Ashton is a little miffed that he can't afford me.... >i have a 94 ford explorer, the 4x4 quit working, light does'nt come on. > fuses are ok. also the cruise control quit working, fuse ok. any [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer/ > More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html >There was quite a detailed write up on transfer case motor problems hosted >on a personal internet site... It covered many problems common to the early >Explorers and featured some good DIY fixes.... I believe that this site no >longer hosts those pages but somewhere, there may be a mirror or other site >with that content on them. Perhaps someone may chime in with more info... Look here: http://draco.nac.uci.edu/explorer/tcase.html The old Explorer stuff is at http://draco.nac.uci.edu/explorer/ . I no longer have an Explorer, and never had 4x4, so I can't provide help other than the pointer to the web pages.  SignatureMike Iglesias Email: iglesias@uci.edu University of California, Irvine phone: 949-824-6926 Network & Academic Computing Services FAX: 949-824-2069 >There was quite a detailed write up on transfer case motor problems hosted >on a personal internet site... It covered many problems common to the early [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >myself to that liability. I think that Ashton is a little miffed that he >can't afford me.... I know how you think. I knew if I gave your speech you'd be compelled to tell him to fix it himself. Thanks for staying true to form. Apparently, you must have missed the heart of my suggestion... which was that there is a resource available that will show him how he can fix it himself. Mike was kind enough to supply the URL. As for knowing how I think.... I don't think you so... Now... isn't it time for some useful input from you? >Apparently, you must have missed the heart of my suggestion... which was >that there is a resource available that will show him how he can fix it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Now... isn't it time for some useful input from you? Go back and read my reply again and maybe this time you'll see what I said.... right now you have it completely backwards. <I knew if I gave your speech > Might be easy to misread that statement.... Still, your post seems to lack any real point.... or am I missing that too? > <I knew if I gave your speech > > > Might be easy to misread that statement.... > > Still, your post seems to lack any real point.... or am I missing that too? I don't quite get it either Jim but I think it was good natured, sorta like when I post "amsoil" or "bars-leaks" and 'ball peen hammer" buzz words to try and rile you up. Nope... Ashton has a boner for me because I wont do "repairs" that I feel uncomfortable with.... He fails to realize that I enjoy a very good reputation with my customers because my repairs come in under the estimate and because they are dependable. Ashton feels that , at over $100/hour door rate, I should turn my customers into Guinea pigs trying to nurse a few extra miles out of something that is very likely nearing the end of it's service life.... period. He fails to realize that my recommendations are borne of a considerable amount of experience..... and while he may be prepared to sit on the roadside in the name of "frugality", my customers do not share that point of view... They have places to go and jobs to do.... Doing some bitch fix and saving a hundred dollars doesn't mean much when the truck is dead and you lost $500... The world has "over-achievers" and "under-achievers"... but the vast majority fall somewhere between the two. Refreshingly, you didn't have to scroll through 12 lines of stuff you already read to see my reply.... >> <I knew if I gave your speech > >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > like when I post "amsoil" or "bars-leaks" and 'ball peen hammer" buzz > words to try and rile you up.
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