Four-wheel drive problems

Four-wheel drive: Four wheel drive. Four wheel drive in the 4 wheels. It is usually very common in all-terrain cars.
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4wd won't work

Ford F-150 2003 4.6 auto. 4wd 115000 miles
Esof not working ,when u switch the dash selector switch nothing happens found that the 2wd vaccum valve [under Hood] never drops out and the 4wd valve never turns on. There isn't any clicking noise indicating that any relays r trying to work also found resistance values at dash switch 3k for 2h, 1k for 4h and 300 for 4l what should the voltage be at switch i have the constant 12v on the coils for the vaccum valves but the gnd is not switching to turn the 2w off and the 4w valve on
mike from United States 11 years ago  
MI
6 reports 
Knuth from United States 11 years ago
If it's not the actuator, Check the vaccum hose underneath the seloniods. Let us know when you find the problem!
mike from United States 11 years ago
What should the voltaje be at t. C. Motor and where r the relays that normally click when u switch from 2h to 4h
Knuth from United States 11 years ago
Here are the manuals for the F150, maybe you can find the info you need there?

http://www.startmycar.com/ford/f-150/i…
fordBoy from United States 9 years ago
Thanks, I needed the manual
Marv from United States 6 months ago
Im having the same issue with my 4 wheel drive. I think mine is the actuator or the motor because is seems to work until the front wheels start to. Spin in the snow. Its liot kicks out of 4 wheel drive and a message pops up saying 4x4 is temporarily not working then the light for the 4x4 comes on. Turn the truck off or wait for about 5-10 minutes and everything goes back to normal. Try everything tomorrow. I'll let you know what I find out.
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A/C triggering 4WD SolvedSolved

Ford F-150 2019 Raptor 81000 miles
When the truck is running as normal, the A/C will stop blowing air and the 2H light comes on, on the dashboard. The truck then begins to put itself into 4WD. If I turn the A/C off, the 2H light goes off and the truck runs as normal with the A/C off. Anyone have any suggestions?
AshyV from United States a year ago  
AS
2 reports 
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AshyV from United States a year ago
Onboard air compressor was bleeding some electricity.
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4wd not working

Ford F-150 2004 5.4 470000 miles
When changing the selector to 4wd low or high nothing happens. No clicks, no bang nothing. Yes I’m in neutral. No light comes on the dash neither
Frostybois334 from United States 2 years ago  
FR
2 reports 
BerryGeluss from United States 2 years ago
Check your fuses for the air-conditioning pump.
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4-wd not engaging

Ford F-150 2011 Ford f150 5.0 22600000 miles
4-wd not engaging. And after several test of vacumme components and electrical fuses related to this model al seem to be correct. Then we checked voltage to the selector switch and noticed that the voltage is only 2.5 volts Not 12 volts. Is it correct that there should be 12- volts supplied to the selector control and if so how could we correct this?
Barr from United States 2 years ago  
BA
4 reports 

Overheats and leaks water

Ford F-150 2008  360000 miles
I have a Ford F150 XL 4WD 5.4L. What happens is that after stoppin for around 10 minutes the water starts leaking, but there is no high temperature indication until it lost around half the water, and then it indicates it's overheating.
Notes:
* I removed the thermostat two monhts ago
* I removed the water pump but it looks in good shape, it might be leaking but very very little, not enough to run out of water in 10 minutes
* It has 200.000 miles
* I can't see any leak in the water hoses
* The readiator doesn't seem clogged
* The water intake is not leaking
* There is no warning light in the dashboard
Naz from United States 11 years ago  
NA
10 reports 
ali from United States 11 years ago
Check the fan clutch, sometimes they don't work and the engine is not cooled. I have a 2000 model, and when I bought it it was overheating and leaking water the same way as yours
Kylrlrk from United States 3 years ago
Samsung exact problem also ford f150 2001 larieit 5.4. No heat blowing just changed thermostat and still does it. Also only overheating when it's about half full in reservoir.
josea from United States 2 years ago
Did you remove or replace... those are two completely different words. If you removed the water pump, then all the water sis draing out...if you replaced the water pump, then the water will not drain out unless you did it wrooong and it leaks. Hot water is highpressure. It will frain in ten minutes.
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Fail while accelerating

Ford F-150 2006  293800 miles
I have a Ford F 150 4WD, and the issue is that it doesn't respond while accelerating, and there is a wrench light in the dashboard
Biddy from United States 11 years ago  
BI
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Raze from United States 11 years ago
Biddy try the acceleration or throttle sensor
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4x4 Hard noise and knock

Ford F-150 1998 F150 4x4 4.6 V8 259645 miles
When the truck goes on 4H or 4L sometimes a Hard noise and knock comes is like the 4wd system suddenly dissengaged and engaged again. The front axle free wheel system is working ok.
BRIK from United States 2 years ago  
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My check 4 x 4 light came on.

Ford F-150 2013 Pickup/5.0L 138000 miles
My phone fell off the dash and turned my 4x4 switch slightly between off and 2HI. I pulled over put it in neutral cycled the switch to engage it and then disengage the four wheel drive. Then the check 4x4 light came on and remains lit. The vehicle does still switch in and out of four wheel drive.
Scott from United States 6 years ago  
SC
4 reports 

Power train malfunction/ reduced power

Ford F-150 2014 F150 FX4 109000 miles
Power train malfunction/ reduced power , four wheel drive fault has been detected
NelsonL from Canada 7 years ago  
NE
7 reports 

Wrench lite on the dash is on trans feels like it slipping

Ford F-150 2015  39000 miles
Feel likes the trans is slipping, put it in four wheel drive the other day everything was fine drove fine, pulled through the snow fine, sat in drive for two days started it tonight and the wrench lite on the dash is on and the trans feels like it's slipping? Tried to put the button into towing mode but it won't show on dash as normal? Very cold out could it be stuck in 4 wheel?
Fatboy from United States 10 years ago  
FA
6 reports 
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