Explorer Dies While Driving/Odometer Shows Dashes

Try the ECM. I believe the ECM is malfunctioning when it gets hot.

Isn’t the ECM the same as the PCM? I did have the dealership replace the PCM.

Engine control module/powertrain control module

I read that my ECM is part of my PCM so replacing the PCM also replaces ECM. My “ambient air temperature” that shows up by the odometer also keeps climbing to reflect engine compartment temp when the car dies. I don’t see that happening on other vehicles.

The problem is electronic and heat related. The only way to diagnosis the problem is to have a technician run the vehicle at idle and above while recording live data from the computer until failure. At that point the playback of the data should show the fault causing the computer to fail. You may get luck with a Ford tech who has been working on the vehicles for many years and seen the problem before.

Ford turned me away due to liability issues concerning not being able to find the problem and the bill being more than the car is worth. Can anyone install one of these “flight recorders” or does it have to be a dealership?

Any good shop should have the recorder, which is expensive by itself. Then the shop has to pay each manufacturer a yearly fee to access their computer files to see which system is at fault. Check around local shops and see if they can help you. Make sure you ask them if there is a fee to diagnosis the problem if they cannot determine the cause and come up with a guaranteed repair.

Hi, Have u managed to fix ur explorer?? if yes, what fixed the defect. I have the same problem. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks.