Ford advance trac trouble- heads up for owners
Advance trac is their antilock brake system. I started getting erratic error messages on the message center 18 months or so ago. I took it in to one of the local dealers here in N. Florida, Santa Fe Ford. They kept it a couple hours and reported that they could not find a problem. They didn't look very hard IMO.
A few months ago the problem converted to a continuously on light and message. This time I took it into Parks Ford, there were a couple of other minor problems too.
Well it took them 8 days before they fumbled their way to a fix which involved replacing several computer modules and a number of sensors. All from the the seat restraint and air bag systems?!
I heard from a couple others on the Powerstroke forum that they had warning lights and messages too. One said that the dealer had it for 3 days and replaced the under the dash wiring harness, or at least one if there are more. The diesel mechanic who runs that forum says he has seen frayed wires or a fail mass air sensor causing an advance track problem.
So this is just a heads up to other post 2011 F250/350 owners to be aware of the possible problem. This is the first biggish problem that we've had. We did have a blown hose on the turbo which is the only other trouble we've seen on the truck. Since several others reported they were having problems with the system on the small PS board it may be fairly common. But seemly with varied mysterious sources for the trouble.
Thank God for the extended warranty since 8 days in the dealer shop and 2 pages of parts only cost us $100. They replaced the EGT sensor too, while they were at it.
A few months ago the problem converted to a continuously on light and message. This time I took it into Parks Ford, there were a couple of other minor problems too.
Well it took them 8 days before they fumbled their way to a fix which involved replacing several computer modules and a number of sensors. All from the the seat restraint and air bag systems?!
I heard from a couple others on the Powerstroke forum that they had warning lights and messages too. One said that the dealer had it for 3 days and replaced the under the dash wiring harness, or at least one if there are more. The diesel mechanic who runs that forum says he has seen frayed wires or a fail mass air sensor causing an advance track problem.
So this is just a heads up to other post 2011 F250/350 owners to be aware of the possible problem. This is the first biggish problem that we've had. We did have a blown hose on the turbo which is the only other trouble we've seen on the truck. Since several others reported they were having problems with the system on the small PS board it may be fairly common. But seemly with varied mysterious sources for the trouble.
Thank God for the extended warranty since 8 days in the dealer shop and 2 pages of parts only cost us $100. They replaced the EGT sensor too, while they were at it.
