4 lo light blinking - TRAC off, engine light on (1 Viewer)

[Samuel Weber]

Just happened this AM.
Cannot seem to solve puzzle.

Can’t get 4 lo light to go away, can’t even get into 4 lo at all while
I’m Neutral.
Says trac is off and the engine light is on
I never off-road and always in 4 hi.
Please help

 

[gaijin]

Just happened this AM.
Cannot seem to solve puzzle.

Can’t get 4 lo light to go away, can’t even get into 4 lo at all while
I’m Neutral.
Says trac is off and the engine light is on
I never off-road and always in 4 hi.
Please help

Check to see if your gas cap is on securely. Then drive for awhile to see if the warnings clear.

HTH

 

[Samuel Weber]

Check to see if your gas cap is on securely. Then drive for awhile to see if the warnings clear.

HTH

Thank u brother - will try

 

[Samuel Weber]

Drove about 20 miles home after checking the gas cap and securing it and light stayed on so I’ll play with it a little more I also have a code scanner coming in from Amazon just to make sure I’m not destroying my engine by driving it.

 

[Markuson]

Drove about 20 miles home after checking the gas cap and securing it and light stayed on so I’ll play with it a little more I also have a code scanner coming in from Amazon just to make sure I’m not destroying my engine by driving it.

I’d wager a 95% chance it’s something extremely simple such as an evaporative sensor, or other minor, unrelated factor that is shutting down access to 4-low and tripping various Christmas lights. Once you read the code, a ode reset will almost certainly get you immediately back in business.

 

[montegofd3s]

Is it in limp mode (lack of power)? How many miles? Can you disconnect the battery for a few minutes, restart it, and see if it clears? If it comes back in about 90 seconds it might be the air pump shutter valves.

How's the weather by you right now? I'm not sure if you where trying to shift into 4Lo when this happened, but I have had this happen when it is cold (without the fluids up to temp) and trying to go into low. I will just put the knob back in Hi, shut the car off, open the door, lock the vehicle, unlock and let it get up to temp before trying again. It usually will work then. The actuator will be sticky if you don't exercise it every once in a while, and once the dash lights up like a Christmas tree it usually won't reset itself until you shut it down and lock the doors.

 

[Samuel Weber]

Is it in limp mode (lack of power)? How many miles? Can you disconnect the battery for a few minutes, restart it, and see if it clears? If it comes back in about 90 seconds it might be the air pump shutter valves.

How's the weather by you right now? I'm not sure if you where trying to shift into 4Lo when this happened, but I have had this happen when it is cold (without the fluids up to temp) and trying to go into low. I will just put the knob back in Hi, shut the car off, open the door, lock the vehicle, unlock and let it get up to temp before trying again. It usually will work then. The actuator will be sticky if you don't exercise it every once in a while, and once the dash lights up like a Christmas tree it usually won't reset itself until you shut it down and lock the doors.

Hey there - it was in 40’s this AM. I almost never put in LO. Drive to ball
Game in 4 hi, played game, started car after 3 hours in 55 degrees temps and this happened.
At first I thought I hit a button like trac with me knee… I can try battery reset

 

[Samuel Weber]

Update - Just like the previous poster or two identified, once I fix the gas cap and drove around for a little bit turn the car off, let it sit and then drove it a bit later the Christmas lights magically went off

 

[gaijin]

Update - Just like the previous poster or two identified, once I fix the gas cap and drove around for a little bit turn the car off, let it sit and then drove it a bit later the Christmas lights magically went off

Gotta love it when a plan falls together

 

[Samuel Weber]

Gotta love it when a plan falls together

 

[Markuson]

Update - Just like the previous poster or two identified, once I fix the gas cap and drove around for a little bit turn the car off, let it sit and then drove it a bit later the Christmas lights magically went off

Glad ot cleared.

Still highly recommend to all folks who NEED 4-Lo…to keep an OBDii reader handy that’s capable of resetting codes so you aren't stuck without it in a pinch. It would be a real drag to be stuck on steep, messy or technical stuff and suddenly be unable to switch to 4-Lo.

Even a cheapie will do.

 

[Samuel Weber]

Glad ot cleared.

Still highly recommend to all folks who NEED 4-Lo…to keep an OBDii reader handy that’s capable of resetting codes so you aren't stuck without it in a pinch. It would be a real drag go be stuck on steep, messy or technical stuff and suddenly be unable to switch to 4-Lo.

Even a cheapie will do.

That exact use case is why when buying a Yamaha Kodiak 700 while back, I got the base model so that the operative for throwing into 4 lo was manual and would not be slave to power source.