Nightmare start to a hunt

[3pointer]

Anyone coming through alamosa Colorado headed to Unit 52 New Mexico ?!? Drove half way across the country and my brand new Ford F-150 threw a check Brake system code and shut my truck down , won’t even start , tow truck couldn’t even find us on FR 87 had to stay the night finally got towed out today , truck is at the dealer not knowing wen it will get looked at, rental place is closed , wat a nightmare , been looking forward to this all year , to rub salt in the wound while at the pickup I called in two nice five points, ughhhh , Hunt starts tommorow and I’m sitting here in a hotel watching college football, Just thought everyone would get a kick out of this, trying to keep my head up

 

[backcountryshaffer]

Bummer man. Hope things start to look up soon.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

What a drag. Can you grab a rental car to get you to the trailhead and worry about your truck after the hunt?

 

[Southernhunters]

Oddly enough for me....some of the worst starting hunts end up being the the most successful ending!! Stay at it!


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[mncoolbeans]

Yes, Ford should reimburse you for Food, Lodging and rental car as well.....Make sure you keep your receipts...Maybe see if hotel person might know of any locals you can get a ride from to and from.

 

[davsco]

that royally sucks. sure hope you get back on the road and in the hills quickly!

 

[3pointer]

Gona try and get a rental ASAP Monday A.M. ,

 

[nrh6.7]

Maybe hit up the dealer for another truck as a loaner.

 

[3pointer]

Tried, there being CS’ers

 

[tlowell02]

Man. I hate that's happening! I was in Alamosa last weekend and would have gladly helped. I hate vehicles! Hope you're able to get it solved and out hunting ASAP

 

[ShortMountain91]

Man I'm leaving Tennessee today to hunt NM in my 04 Chevy Silverado with 187k miles. Wish I hadn't even read this. Hope it gets straightened out for ya and you end up tagging a monster

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[FLAK]

I rented one back in June in Bozeman. Dang thing would turn off every time I stopped. NO way I'd buy one.
Hope you get it worked out.

 

[Tod osier]

Anyone coming through alamosa Colorado headed to Unit 52 New Mexico ?!? Drove half way across the country and my brand new Ford F-150 threw a check Brake system code and shut my truck down , won’t even start , tow truck couldn’t even find us on FR 87 had to stay the night finally got towed out today , truck is at the dealer not knowing wen it will get looked at, rental place is closed , wat a nightmare , been looking forward to this all year , to rub salt in the wound while at the pickup I called in two nice five points, ughhhh , Hunt starts tommorow and I’m sitting here in a hotel watching college football, Just thought everyone would get a kick out of this, trying to keep my head up

Sucks, I’m following along and wishing for the best for you!

 

[IdahoElk]

Can you erase the codes?

 

[3pointer]

Tried unhooking the battery to erase the codes , no go

 

[amassi]

Tried unhooking the battery to erase the codes , no go

Had this happen after my puppy chewed through the 3rd brake light on my camper shell.

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[IdahoElk]

Tried unhooking the battery to erase the codes , no go

I think you need a code reader with ABS capabilities,the battery disconnect doesn't work for brakes, a repair shop should have the correct code reader.
Good Luck

 

[Newt]

Not that it will do much good now, but you can buy code readers that plug into the diag port, then WiFi to your smartphone. Then just purchase an app that coincides with your particular vehicle. It will let you see and erase codes.

I bought one for my truck for the last trip I made out west. Wanted to keep an eye on transmission temps and it was the cheapest way. Worked great.

My truck had a little over 200k and I was very fearful of something happening. I just kept telling the guys with me, I don’t care what happens, as long as we make it to camp.

As we started hitting all the mountains I quickly learned my front rotors were warped. It shook almost uncontrollably when I tried using the brakes, so I had to downshift the auto trans to keep speeds in check. It worked, but boy did it make the rpms sing.

Pulled over after a hours worth of white knuckle driving and as I started to take off I head some ‘ping’ noises coming from under the truck. After a while thinking and talking about it, we decided it was a universal joint. So we got the parts and changed it on the mountain the next day(I always try to bring as much tools with me for such things).

After the hunt, on the way home, trans kept over heating. I’d pull over and let it cool, then take back off. Somewhere in Kansas, after midnight, we decided to pull over for the night. I came to a stop, then when I went to take off I heard some loud popping noises and the truck didn’t move so well. Next time we pulled over, into the motel, I stopped and the truck wouldn’t go in any gear. We had to push it to a spot.

We ended up dumping the trans fluid, replacing the filter, in the parking lot the next day. Drove relatively fine on the way home. I finally decided I better take a look a few months later, and when I opened the trans up I found out what happened. I had spun a thrust bearing in the mountains on the way out. The ‘ping’ sound was little needle bearings being knocked around in the trans.

I was blown away we made it as far as we did and thankful. So yea, sometimes a hunt starts bad, but then turns out great. I killed my first bull that trip.

 

[GPool1842]

Shitty! Keep us updated tomorrow..

I got a flat on my truck last week on the elk hunt. We were 25 miles up an old logging road. When I got back home (14 hour drive) the flat ended up turning into 4 new tires!

 

[3pointer]

Thanks for all the help guys , really shows there are some good people still out there , the lady at the dealer was rude , hopefully I can get through to the supervisor and present our situation and can get my truck diagnosed right away