I have a 2007 Ford E350 SD Eldorado Shuttle bus, with a Wheelchair Lift; Gas powered.
I'll try to be brief and somewhat sequential. I've owned this for approx 4 months. The current problems are
bolded if that helps
1.
On occasion the front console will go blank and come back on within 5 minutes. The vehicle doesn't loose power.
2. On my recent (270mi camping ) trip this happened. At the time I was charging my Cellphone and Mickey mouse (Bluetooth)ears; the drive was night and it was cold, so of course lights & heat were on.
3. My Cellphone trickle charges I was running both Google maps & Youtube at the same time (power drain?) The lighter only gets about 2Amps of power.
(A friend checked when I got home)
4. In the AM, I plugged in my Trucker Water Kettle for coffee; and 10 minutes later the
Cigarette charger was D.E.A.D. I started the Bus to ensure the battery was good....it was.
Don't worry I used the butane stove to make m coffee
5. When it came time to leave the RV park, (Noon); the freak'n
bus would not go out of Park (GEARSHIFT PROBLEM). Everything else worked without heasitation....but the cig lighter.
6. I paid to stay an extra day to figure out WTF to do. Thanks to Google, I figured out how to get it into gear
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7. Coincidently, my neighbors in the RV Park were mechanics. They thought GEARSHIFT PROBLEM was the Break Switch/Sensor. They promptly changed it out....it did not fix the problem. They looked at some other stuff but I don't know exactly what was done.
8. At 5AM I began the drive home and had to drive all the way back with my
Hazard's on....they wouldn't cut off. This problem wasn't identified the night prior because I keep the side entrance door unlocked when camping.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PROBLEM(S) IS? I am looking for the manual, and am awaiting a chance to take it into a BUS repair shop for an estimate...in the meanwhile I'd like to know if you all have any idea of
WHAT THE PROBLEM(s) ARE? ANY IDEA WHAT THE REPAIR COSTS MAY BE?
**** TO GET IT OUT OF PARK I had to press really hard on the break, whilst simultaneously jiggling the gear shift towards Drive, while at the same time s-l-o-w-l-y turning the ignition on. (found that tip on CarGurus)