ABS light/Wrench light

[Sterling]

New to the forum, but thought I'd share my recent problem and see if anyone else has had a similar experience. I have an 04 with about 37K miles. Driving on the highway last night, the ABS light came on and the traction control system switched off. Made it home and restarted the car and the ABS light was still on, but the traction control system seemed to have reengaged. Driving the two miles it takes me to get to work this morning, the ABS light was still on, and about halfway to my office the wrench light (electronic throttle light) came on and the car dropped into limp home mode, limiting my RPMs and speed. Made it to the office and called my dealership for an appointment in the morning. If there is any interest I'll let you know what they have to say.

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[George]

Thanks for posting Sterling. It's always good to post the issue and ultimately the results.
When you pick it up, make sure they give you a good receipt so we all know what they did to resolve your problem.
Thanks again

 

[Sterling]

Yikes

Just got off the phone with the dealership, and just in time for the holidays I am looking at a huge repair bill. The electronic throttle body needs to be replaced to the tune of $840, and they recommend induction service at a cost of $120 to clean everything out. I asked if this would also solve whatever issues were occuring with the ABS and I got a "I'll have to call you back on that" so I'm not sure what the final damage may be.

 

[George]

As our cars age it may be worth your while to add a 4 year 48,000 additional warranty to it.

Ford has a new program that they do it as a used car warranty. I just got mine last October - Need help, ask me.
See post #4 on this thgread:
http://forums.thunderbirdforum.com/showthread~p~26927~highlight~warranty.htm#post26927

 

[Sterling]

It never ends

The electronic throttle body is on back order all over the country. My tech gave me an estimate of a month to wait around for the part. I contacted the dealership that I purchased the car from and they have had a car waiting for 60 days for the part.
Hindsight is 20/20 - If I had the extended warranty, Ford would have put me in a rental car. The customer service center was less than helpful/pleasant in informing me that they would not be helping me. As it is, I'm on a waitlist with the dealership to get it into a loaner, and am paying out of pocket for a rental right now.

 

[George]

Good luck with it & keep us informed.
Remember you can buy that warranty any time, but if you have a pending issue they wouldn't cover that....however, when all set you may want to reconsider.