Recent content by Gerry Blodgett

My 03 ST guage does just the opposite. It registers full initially then when it gets to about 1/4 full (or 3/4 empty depending on your philosophy) it starts acting up - bottoms out when I go uphill then slowly adjusts back up when I descend. I drive to Cabo every year and there is one...

My passenger door lock is getting slugish - sometimes I have to lock/unlock/lock a couple of times to get it to lock or unlock completely. The problem is that when it only unlocks halfway and my passengers opens the door, the damn alarm goes off and I have to dive under the dash and push the...

I noticed my driver seat cushion had moved out of its fixed position and saw that the elastic band and hook device under the seat that holds it in place had snapped/broken. Where is the best place to find a replacement for this? It's like a bunjee cord thing.

Thanks tech, I'll suggest it to him. We drove it together the other day but couldn't replicate the problem. It seems to happen only when I'm cruising at freeway speeds with a slightly loaded-down truck and it starts up a grade. As it reaches the limit of the overdrive load, it starts to jerk and...

Took the ST back to mechanic who had replaced plugs and wires before my trip. He checked the computer and there was no indication that engine had misfired. He has driven it several times and can't get the problem to replicate (naturally). So I'm joining him tomorrow morning to drive it with him...

Thanks guys. I think I'll try to disconnect the whole system. Two different times when I was staying in a motel the alarm went off - I suspect it was a young children who couldn't resist pushing the buttons on the door. And then there's the inevitable overly full pockets when something...

It's also no longer truck frame but car-based unibody.

2003 ST: Once the gas tank gets to about 1/4 to 1/3, the gauge starts to go crazy, when I go uphill, it bottoms out at around 0 but when I level out and start downhill, it shows around 1/4 again. Drives me nuts when I'm driving long stretches with no gas stations like Baja.

Can anyone help me with the following: I bought my 03 ST from a private party. The guy was selling it for his brother who was in Iraq. He didn't know much about the truck so he couldn't help me with the code for the keyless entry so I have to put the key in and turn the ignition and dive under...

Thanks for all the replies. I just got back from a trip and read them. After reading the last entries regarding the plugs, I remembered that just before I left for Mexico (when this problem started) my mechanic had just replaced the plugs and wires as part of servicing the truck for my trip. I...

I had this same problem on my 03 (premium sound) while down in Cabo a couple of years ago- figured it was bouncing over rough roads, etc. Got it fixed when I returned. It did it again while here in CA - warrenty covered it. Worked fine until I returned to Cabo in May - then did it again. So it's...

A-a-a-a-a-gh!

I didn't check the rpms but I only had the bed loaded with gear for my trip, I wasn't towing or anything like that. Also, the car also hiccuped a little on steep grades even in high gear so I tend to think it's a tranny problem. Also, I would think that the truck would downshift before starting...

I purchased my 2003 from a private party who only had one key. Had I known how expensive those keys were I would have asked for a discount. I had two more made but the real problem came with finding the correct fobs that operated all the door and alarm functions (remote starting, etc.). I...

I have a 2003 ST w/129,000mi. On a recent trip down Baja I noticed that when the truck is weighted down and I start up a hill in overdrive, it starts to hiccup, like the engine is missing. If I take it out of overdrive it improves. I managed to make it down to Cabo and all the way back to CA. My...