Hi All,
I am a new member in search of some help!

My Rancher suddenly will not start - battery, cables, fuses, etc. all good. Sometimes the dash/indicator lights will come on, other times NOTHING happens. When the indicator lights DO light up, he "4x4" light on the dash blinks 4 times then stops, 4 times, then stops - continues this sequence.

I understand that this is a diagnostic indicator for one of the sensors - but not sure which one.

Last hunting season, I had a couple problems with the transmission not wanting to come out of ES mode and not shifting out of 1st gear. This happened only 2-3 times and would usually clear the problem by turning the key off then back on.

Can anyone offer insight/advice on this "diagnostic light/code" problem?

Thanks in advance,
Brenda

 

Mine used to do that , tured out it was a loose battery cable , felt tight to the hand , but loose enough it would nat make connection sometimes ...Just a thought

 

Thank you - I'll check the cables again to be sure (clean them).

If I put slight downward pressure on the starter solenoid, the dash/indicator lights will come on but the bike still will not start - tried jumping (by-passing) the solenoid but this did not help either. Forgot to mention this in the original post.

Still just get that "4 flash sequence" on the 4x4 indicator light...

Brenda

 

I will be going to the dealer tomorrow for some parts , I will ask the tech while I am there about your problem and see what he says .....Let you know either friday night or saturday morning

 

Thank you, that would be absolutely GREAT! Truly a very nice offer from you. I look forward to hearing back from you.

BTW, I did contact me dealer about this earlier today - their answer was "can't help you unless you bring it in so we can look at it". Yeah, right....

I'm going to check on buying a Honda shop manual - just need to find the right place to do so!

Thanks again!

 

Repair your electrical problem first. Once you have good contact of the battery cables everywhere, the 4 code should go away. It is a system voltage error code.

If it does not go away after other electrical issuses are taken care of, clear the codes. It should not flash again.

----- Gimpster -----

 

Thank you....I'll go over the connections tomorrow and see what happens...