Titan stuck in 4high!?!?!
Well it was stuck…. Here’s the story.
I drove my truck into my back yard to pull out a small tree (about 10’ high). Since my truck was on grass and didn’t want to spin out so I put the truck in 4 high, then down to 4 low. Drove it about 100’ going forward and reverse. I decided to put it in 4 low just because I hadn’t used it in a few months. Well everything goes perfect, In 4 low at about 2% gas the tree came out super easy. I then pulled out a few dead rose bushes. All came out really easy, all practically at idle. So I switch it back to 4 high (so I thought). I know how to do it and have done if many times in the past with out a hitch. What usually works for me is I put the truck in neutral and let it roll a few feet, that usually dose the trick. I then switched it from 4-high to 2-high. And idled out to the driveway and shut the truck off. Well since I just idled I did not notice the truck was still in 4 low.
Well a few hours later I jump in my truck and pull out of the driveway. I drive 10’ and stop, I immediately knew something felt very different. So I roll forward another 10’ and stop, what the hell?!?!. Then I realize my truck is still in 4 low, but the selector is on 2 high. So I cycle the 4wd switch a few time rolling a few feet putting the truck in neutral setting the switch to 4-high. After the 3rd try I put the truck in drive, roll forward a few feet and hear a loud “thump”. The “thump” was the truck finally switching back to 4-high. Well that’s good I’m thinking. So now I switch it to 2-high but for some reason the truck would not switch out of 4-high!?!?! I mess around with it for a 10-15 minutes with no luck.
So I drive slowly around the block to a big *** dirt lot thinking the pavement is not slipping enough to let it out of 4-high. I drive in the dirt lot for 15 minutes trying everything under the sun but it’s solidly stuck in 4-high. I try turning the truck off and restarting several times, no help. but I then notice something even more strange. You know the display just right of the odometer that shows the 4 tires, It’s simply not there! It’s not lit up, it’s gone!… I tried turning the truck off several more times and restarting and no change. I also notice in the bottom right the “4WD” is lit up. Which is ok I guess because the truck is in 4-high but why the hell is the icon of the tires missing?
The last little oddity I noticed is when I put the truck in park an “ATP” would light up! It’s located in the very bottom right on the cluster. I have no idea what ATP means!?!?! And why dose it only light up in park?
Ok now I’m seriously pissed off and know the truck will need to go to the dealer. Well I was heading to my folks house and they live near the dealer so I decide I will just drive slowly to their house the leave it there since it’s Sunday afternoon. Then I can drop it off Monday after work. So on the way to my folk house (only about 3 miles) I stop into a Lowes since It’s only one mile away and on the way.
The truck drove fairly normal on the street but you can definitely tell the truck is in 4 high and at the minimum you are putting extra ware on the tires. You can tell when you turn there is force on the transfer case. So I just drove nice and slow about 1 mile. The transfer case better be able to take 3 minuets of 35MPH and 5MPH turns on pavement or it’s built way to weak and I will be trading my titan in ASAP.
So I run into lows buy what I need. When I start up my truck my icon with the 4 tires is back! So I cycle the switch from 2-high to 4-high back to 2-high, Roll the truck and bam (actually it did this almost silently), It slips into 2-WD no problem! I’m relieved and drive to my parents. When I leave I hit a dirt road and try 4-high, 4-low back to 4-high to 2-high. Everything works perfect again.
Sorry, long story but thx for reading this far. But now what should I do????
A) Nothing, it was a fluke
B) Take it to the stealer so I can waste time and have them tell me everything seems fine.
C) Other, please post what other should be
Ok thx in advance.
Well it was stuck…. Here’s the story.
I drove my truck into my back yard to pull out a small tree (about 10’ high). Since my truck was on grass and didn’t want to spin out so I put the truck in 4 high, then down to 4 low. Drove it about 100’ going forward and reverse. I decided to put it in 4 low just because I hadn’t used it in a few months. Well everything goes perfect, In 4 low at about 2% gas the tree came out super easy. I then pulled out a few dead rose bushes. All came out really easy, all practically at idle. So I switch it back to 4 high (so I thought). I know how to do it and have done if many times in the past with out a hitch. What usually works for me is I put the truck in neutral and let it roll a few feet, that usually dose the trick. I then switched it from 4-high to 2-high. And idled out to the driveway and shut the truck off. Well since I just idled I did not notice the truck was still in 4 low.
Well a few hours later I jump in my truck and pull out of the driveway. I drive 10’ and stop, I immediately knew something felt very different. So I roll forward another 10’ and stop, what the hell?!?!. Then I realize my truck is still in 4 low, but the selector is on 2 high. So I cycle the 4wd switch a few time rolling a few feet putting the truck in neutral setting the switch to 4-high. After the 3rd try I put the truck in drive, roll forward a few feet and hear a loud “thump”. The “thump” was the truck finally switching back to 4-high. Well that’s good I’m thinking. So now I switch it to 2-high but for some reason the truck would not switch out of 4-high!?!?! I mess around with it for a 10-15 minutes with no luck.
So I drive slowly around the block to a big *** dirt lot thinking the pavement is not slipping enough to let it out of 4-high. I drive in the dirt lot for 15 minutes trying everything under the sun but it’s solidly stuck in 4-high. I try turning the truck off and restarting several times, no help. but I then notice something even more strange. You know the display just right of the odometer that shows the 4 tires, It’s simply not there! It’s not lit up, it’s gone!… I tried turning the truck off several more times and restarting and no change. I also notice in the bottom right the “4WD” is lit up. Which is ok I guess because the truck is in 4-high but why the hell is the icon of the tires missing?
The last little oddity I noticed is when I put the truck in park an “ATP” would light up! It’s located in the very bottom right on the cluster. I have no idea what ATP means!?!?! And why dose it only light up in park?
Ok now I’m seriously pissed off and know the truck will need to go to the dealer. Well I was heading to my folks house and they live near the dealer so I decide I will just drive slowly to their house the leave it there since it’s Sunday afternoon. Then I can drop it off Monday after work. So on the way to my folk house (only about 3 miles) I stop into a Lowes since It’s only one mile away and on the way.
The truck drove fairly normal on the street but you can definitely tell the truck is in 4 high and at the minimum you are putting extra ware on the tires. You can tell when you turn there is force on the transfer case. So I just drove nice and slow about 1 mile. The transfer case better be able to take 3 minuets of 35MPH and 5MPH turns on pavement or it’s built way to weak and I will be trading my titan in ASAP.
So I run into lows buy what I need. When I start up my truck my icon with the 4 tires is back! So I cycle the switch from 2-high to 4-high back to 2-high, Roll the truck and bam (actually it did this almost silently), It slips into 2-WD no problem! I’m relieved and drive to my parents. When I leave I hit a dirt road and try 4-high, 4-low back to 4-high to 2-high. Everything works perfect again.
Sorry, long story but thx for reading this far. But now what should I do????
A) Nothing, it was a fluke
B) Take it to the stealer so I can waste time and have them tell me everything seems fine.
C) Other, please post what other should be
Ok thx in advance.
