70 MPH, ENGINE DIED!!

[Progeny2021]

Well it did it again. 55 MPH, same as before: engine dies, same info on the screen. Restarted engine--all is great. No codes in either case. Battery terminals are clean and conductive. The next day I measured the overnight resting voltage. It was 12.38 VDC. Started the engine, charging voltage was 12.40 VDC. Drove to the dealership, they never heard of that before. The voltages they felt were normal. They suggested I leave it (they would be happy to give it the sun treatment) and they would check it out. I choose not to leave the truck.

Bet it's that darned, new fangled 'Auto Stall' function mandated by the government. Can only imagine what's coming next.... Before you know it, Rangers will be equipped with gull wing doors in the rear due to federal mandates....

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[TomC]

Well it did it again. 55 MPH, same as before: engine dies, same info on the screen. Restarted engine--all is great. No codes in either case. Battery terminals are clean and conductive. The next day I measured the overnight resting voltage. It was 12.38 VDC. Started the engine, charging voltage was 12.40 VDC. Drove to the dealership, they never heard of that before. The voltages they felt were normal. They suggested I leave it (they would be happy to give it the sun treatment) and they would check it out. I choose not to leave the truck.

can you mount an over the shoulder gopro or dash cam to catch this? It is a lot easier to show the mechanic what it did rather than describe...and the shop pulled no codes at all?

 

[Progeny2021]

can you mount an over the shoulder gopro or dash cam to catch this? It is a lot easier to show the mechanic what it did rather than describe...and the shop pulled no codes at all?

 

[Robert Scott]

TomC

The info on the screen is static, video would not be necessary . I am sorry I did not photograph the screen.

 

[TomC]

TomC

The info on the screen is static, video would not be necessary . I am sorry I did not photograph the screen.

Any audio clues that might help? I'm grasping, but in aircraft world its just not the pictures but audio clues that might help. Plus you might have missed some clues while operating the vehicle.

 

[Robert Scott]

No clue whats so ever. In fact, the first time it did its thing, I was in CC did not know the engine died until I noticed a loss of speed and stepped on the accelerator pedal.

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