2021 Outer Banks - AdvanceTrac/4WD warning

yacobson32

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Has anyone experienced this or a similar issue? This been happening on and off for the last couple of months on my 2021 Bronco Sport Outer Banks. I get “Service AdvanceTrac”, “4WD Fault”, and “4WD Off” warnings before. Before today restarting the vehicle would clear the code, I could go weeks without issue and then it would happen several times in the run of a day. I've replaced the battery, and had the alternator checked (which was fine). I can't get into the dealer for 3 weeks. I'm hoping to get this resolved before then.
 

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Unfortunately, problems like this rarely resolve themselves. This will need troubleshooting by a qualified tech.
 

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Is your electronic steering fine? Faulty steering rack can trip this fault.
Has anyone experienced this or a similar issue? This been happening on and off for the last couple of months on my 2021 Bronco Sport Outer Banks. I get “Service AdvanceTrac”, “4WD Fault”, and “4WD Off” warnings before. Before today restarting the vehicle would clear the code, I could go weeks without issue and then it would happen several times in the run of a day. I've replaced the battery, and had the alternator checked (which was fine). I can't get into the dealer for 3 weeks. I'm hoping to get this resolved before then.
 
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White Geist

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Is your electronic steering rack fine? A bad rack could be the issue.
Has anyone experienced this or a similar issue? This been happening on and off for the last couple of months on my 2021 Bronco Sport Outer Banks. I get “Service AdvanceTrac”, “4WD Fault”, and “4WD Off” warnings before. Before today restarting the vehicle would clear the code, I could go weeks without issue and then it would happen several times in the run of a day. I've replaced the battery, and had the alternator checked (which was fine). I can't get into the dealer for 3 weeks. I'm hoping to get this resolved before then.
 
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