1998 F150 5.4L 65,000 miles

I was driving home from work tonight and at about 35mph I heard what I think was a pop and the entire truck died. I have had a bunch of muffler noise lately and have an appointment to have a new muffler put on it this Saturday. The check engine light came on about the same time I started hearing the muffler noise. I assumed it was because my emmisions sensor was picking up the muffler leak.

I was able to have a friend tow me to a safe parking spot but I need to get it fixed in the am and get back on the road.

We tried jumping it with absoulely no response. I visually checked the fuses in the engine compartment. Is this possibly a problem with the computer going bad. When this happened I lost everything as once, power and engine totally stopped.

Any ideas you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Jim

 

Are you saying that when you turn the key nothing happens like you have no battery connected or the engine turns over and does not fire?

 

When I turn the key there is absolutely nothing happening at all electrically. Exactlly like there is no battery connection. I was listening to the stock stereo and I believe that is where I heard the click or pop from when the truck shut down. I have no extra electrical add ons just the Laredo package running lights above the cab.

Jim

 

Check your battery, battery connections, and the two mega-fused under the shroud under the hood.

Steve