Hi folk, sorry if this is not the right group to ask an Expedition question, and I'll further apologize for not yet having searched the archive (which I will in a moment), but I'm hoping one of you mechanical geniuses will be able to help.
On the way home from work tonight I stopped at Lowe's and several things happened in rapid succession... I turned the key off, started to open the door, saw that I needed to pull forward a little more, turned the key to restart (with the door ajar), got the barest beginnings of a start (starter barely made one revolution), then... nothing.
The engine will now not turn over at all. Not even a click. The dash guages will suddenly max out (speedometer to 100 mph, etc). The remote key lock will not lock the doors. If I manually lock them, it will unlock them, but does nothing toward locking them. No horn honk, etc.
There is a relay under the dash (Relay 2) and it was clicking something like a turn signal. This continued whether the key was on or off or even in the ignition. I turned the hazard lights on and this set the relay off almost like a buzzer, it was clicking so rapidly.
I unhooked the battery in hopes of "resetting" something. No luck. I removed Relay 2 (labeled as the 'battery saver relay' in the manual). Didn't help.
Now I'm lost. Obviously I will have it towed to a shop tomorrow, but I was hoping someone can tell me that it's a loose connector or something before the shop tells me it's a $500 computer.
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Curt