Damn truck, any mechanics out there?

[Heredoggydoggy]

  Most likely you will have to take er to shop.  Everything electrical/computer on new trucks.

Sad but true--I just took my '07 GMC to the dealer because the blower motor only worked on "High".  $200 and it works on all 4 speeds, now. 

[Angus]

Tow truck will be there at 8 AM to haul her a half mile to my mechanic, should get the good or bad news by lunch tomorrow.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Tow truck will be there at 8 AM to haul her a half mile to my mechanic, should get the good or bad news by lunch tomorrow.

Have him check for water in the gas first...I've rarely had mechanical problems come on that fast! 

[bone collector 12]

  Most likely you will have to take er to shop.  Everything electrical/computer on new trucks.

Sad but true--I just took my '07 GMC to the dealer because the blower motor only worked on "High".  $200 and it works on all 4 speeds, now. 

Have the same problem on my 92 chevy took the dash apart and turns out i have to replace.my whole dash harness,melted wires from door to door!!

[Angus]

Tow truck will be there at 8 AM to haul her a half mile to my mechanic, should get the good or bad news by lunch tomorrow.

Have him check for water in the gas first...I've rarely had mechanical problems come on that fast! 

Yeah, It really did come on without any warning, ran fine like it always has on the way to the store, 15 minute shopping trip and everything went to hell . Guess it could be worse, I could have been 15 miles up a logging road looking for an elk!

[one shot kill]

Had the same thing happen to my work rig. All it turned out to be was a dirty mass air sensor. It would blow smoke, idle rough, and when I hit the brakes it would die.

[Crunchy]

I just dumped a grand into my rig a few days ago.  There is NEVER a good time to spend that kind of money but with hunting season just around the corner just get it fixex and worry about how to pay for it later.  My guess is mass air flow sensor.  Shouldnt be more than a couple hundred bucks.

[JBar]

Watching this one, have the same truck with 160k. Just changed the throttle postion sensor in mine. RPM's were jumping all over when driving.

[bloodhound]

it very possible its the alternator. some vehicles wont run these days if the alternator is bad. the alternator has what they call a rectifier in it which turns ac voltage into dc voltage. if the rectifier is going bad you can see spikes in your tac due to the way the ac current works.

[elkoholic1]

sounds like a voltage problem low voltage will cause all of these symptoms you have,  alt is computer controlled in your vehicle

[Miles]

Well since no one has said it yet, I'm going to guess that it's your.......power button on the radio.   






I always get a good laugh out of these threads.   If you're going to take advice (guesses) from a forum board, you had better get your wallet out.   It would be cheaper to take it to a trained mechanic and be done with it.

[Woodchuck]

I would really like to hear how this turns out, please let us know.

[Alchase]

Did it throw any codes?

[Angus]

I always get a good laugh out of these threads.   If you're going to take advice (guesses) from a forum board, you had better get your wallet out.   It would be cheaper to take it to a trained mechanic and be done with it.

I did, and my wife just texted me and said the mechanic is done with it, $350 later, she tried to explain the problem but I'm guessing most of you with wives can guess how that went, I'll get the details and report back when I pick i up either this evening or tomorrow.

[Angus]

Just picked up my truck, mechanic wasn't there so I didn't get to ask any questions, he did leave the work order on the seat, says they replaced IAC??? and the crank sensor as well as the airbox which I turned from a 1 piece airbox into a 2 piece when she backfired, he said he had never seen anything like that before .
$330 out the door, after tossing and turning all night, I'm not complaining about 330.