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Recently in the middle of nowhere in Southern Wyoming driving from Sacramento to Colorado with the family, my 2015 Expedition started displaying the wrench warning light and went into limp mode. I was literally in the middle of nowhere and just by dumb luck the issue occurred when I stopped for gas at an Exon station in Green River, WY. It was lucky because there was no tow available late on Saturday and we probably would have had to leave the car on the side of the highway until the next morning, assuming we were able to get a ride to a motel near by. This had happened to me once before driving from LA to Sacramento about a year ago, but that time after turning off the engine for a few minutes it started right back up with no more issues. This time however the engine just would not come out of limp mode.
I finally had the car towed the next day to a nearby Ford Dealership, First Choice Ford in Rock Springs. They diagnosed the issue as a faulty throttle body and also they found some issues with the throttle body wiring. They repaired the wiring which didn't fix it and then replaced the throttle body which resolved the issue. Total charges was about $800. I would recommend First Choice Ford, they have good reviews and my experience was very positive.
The car is running better then it has for quite a while and a couple of other intermittent mysterious issues stopped occurring as well. One issue was an occasional momentary "whirring" noise when driving around slowly and the other was an occasional puff of smoke coming from the exhaust when accelerating.
On the bright side, I rented a 2023 Lincoln Navigator EL to finish our trip to Colorado. Not sure I would want one of these for my daily driver, but it was a really nice ride.
Just wanted to pass this along in case anyone finds it helpful.
I finally had the car towed the next day to a nearby Ford Dealership, First Choice Ford in Rock Springs. They diagnosed the issue as a faulty throttle body and also they found some issues with the throttle body wiring. They repaired the wiring which didn't fix it and then replaced the throttle body which resolved the issue. Total charges was about $800. I would recommend First Choice Ford, they have good reviews and my experience was very positive.
The car is running better then it has for quite a while and a couple of other intermittent mysterious issues stopped occurring as well. One issue was an occasional momentary "whirring" noise when driving around slowly and the other was an occasional puff of smoke coming from the exhaust when accelerating.
On the bright side, I rented a 2023 Lincoln Navigator EL to finish our trip to Colorado. Not sure I would want one of these for my daily driver, but it was a really nice ride.
Just wanted to pass this along in case anyone finds it helpful.
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