Older ford explorer, no codes, mechanics can't find issue

Asked by Storeytime1984 Nov 11, 2018 at 05:30 PM about the 2005 Ford Explorer Limited V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I've got an 05 explorer. Been to
multiple mechanics only to be told
to come get it because there isn't
anything wrong,  but the thing goes
then suddenly I can't accelerate,
then it just goes like 10mph and no
faster. Any ideas? Mechanics don't
know.

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Bob answered 6 years ago

Perhaps there is a hole rubbing in a wiring loom shorting it out. Or it could be like one we had in our shop that had an ECU that was intermittent. Take it to a Ford dealership for evaluation. There should be codes stored in memory and Ford has the proper equipment to fix this issue.

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OJ answered 6 years ago

Any vehicle which has any amount of electronics involved, the problem has to be present when diagnostics are performed. Diagnostics today involve hooking up a computer to the vehicle while running and condition present, to determine the cause.

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