I am stuck on the side of the road 1/3 into the area the sign said; "No Services next 75 miles." Yep, one of the hazards of traveling in the west. I am highway 54, right in front of the Welcome to New Mexico at the Texas state line. About 10 miles northeast of where I am, the Cruise Control suddenly went off and would not come back on. At this time my truck lost it's ability to maintain highway speed. I can limp along about 40 mph when there is no hills. Any suggestions on a quick fix so I can get to a shop? Of if someone has had this happen to them?Any help is appreciated.b

Stop and restart? Maybe replace your fuel filter.Wish I could give you more..

Bryan, the one time my 2010 F450 (same engine as yours) acted like that it turned out to be one of the EGT sensors had failed, and the trucks computer kneecapped the engine to a very low power output. Could only get about 5 psi of boost out of it. I was able to drive it (slowly) to the next town that had a Ford dealership and get it fixed. The "check engine" light didn't illuminate until AFTER I had turned the truck off and back on. The truck was out of warranty, but that sensor turned out to be covered by the longer EPA mandated pollution controls warranty, so it didn't cost me anything to fix. It wouldn't have been a costly fix even if the warranty hadn't covered it. If the truck will move without puking fluids, belching smoke, or making scary noises, I'd probably drive it to the nearest service. I sincerely hope this is relatively minor problem for you, and you are back on the road quickly. :):)

If you haven't shut it off and retried it you can do that. You can also disconnect the battery for a few minutes and retry. Other then those tow things unless you can read codes you are limping it into the next town.

Thanks everyone for responding and providing valuable information. While I don't have an immediate answer of whether the fix I have gotten is the remedy, as I am waiting out a storm to continue west. Thus the freedom of not having a schedule and can hold in place as storms move around me.I did wait it out and ended up driving to Tucumcari without any issues. Truck ran flawlessly from my spot at the state line. As I arrived in Tucumcari the truck ran Limp mode again. The test drive after the performed work, the truck performed flawlessly, again. The true test will happen when I set forth on Monday, heading to the Mojave. Thanks again to those that did respond. Happy New Year!b

So what was done to the truck in the shop? If it works it could help others.

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NRALIFR
Explorer
Dec 24, 2016
Bryan, the one time my 2010 F450 (same engine as yours) acted like that it turned out to be one of the EGT sensors had failed, and the trucks computer kneecapped the engine to a very low power output. Could only get about 5 psi of boost out of it. I was able to drive it (slowly) to the next town that had a Ford dealership and get it fixed. The "check engine" light didn't illuminate until AFTER I had turned the truck off and back on. The truck was out of warranty, but that sensor turned out to be covered by the longer EPA mandated pollution controls warranty, so it didn't cost me anything to fix. It wouldn't have been a costly fix even if the warranty hadn't covered it.

If the truck will move without puking fluids, belching smoke, or making scary noises, I'd probably drive it to the nearest service.

I sincerely hope this is relatively minor problem for you, and you are back on the road quickly.

:):)
ScottG
Nomad
Dec 24, 2016
Stop and restart?
Maybe replace your fuel filter.
Wish I could give you more..

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