[trailslayer]

Wats up! bran new to honda atv. I bought a 2004 rancher a month ago. i love it but to day while riding it wouldnt shift while climbing a hill, i had it in auto. i get home and reverse woundnt work, but forward did. now it wont go anywhere and flashes ESP in the gear position screen. Now im sad. any help would be great!

 

[Helmut]

Wats up! bran new to honda atv. I bought a 2004 rancher a month ago. i love it but to day while riding it wouldnt shift while climbing a hill, i had it in auto. i get home and reverse woundnt work, but forward did. now it wont go anywhere and flashes ESP in the gear position screen. Now im sad. any help would be great!

Welcome to the forums. You need to read the trouble codes out. This link will explain it.

http://www.hondaatvforums.net/forum...ieval-procedure-list-04-07-rancher-400at.html

 

[trailslayer]

thanx alot helmut. ill give it try/ when i get off of work tomarow. i also gotta get a manual for it so i can figure things out and find out whats what on this machine.

 

[Helmut]

thanx alot helmut. ill give it try/ when i get off of work tomarow. i also gotta get a manual for it so i can figure things out and find out whats what on this machine.

You're welcome. I have some manuals, but I don't have one for the Rancher 400. You can download one from here Honda TRX400 Rancher 400 service manual repair 2004-2007 - Download Technical for $7.

 

[trailslayer]

SHWEET! Iv already learned more on this site in an hour than i did talking to people that ride all the time around my town.

 

[trailslayer]

so i checked out the codes and i got a 6 code. I took off the the angle sensor and cleaned it, made sure the connection was good and reinstalled it but that did not work. what should i look at next, or do i just need a new angle sensor?

 

[Mudmannolan]

Not sure what to suggest, but ranchers have angle sensor problems a lot.

 

[Helmut]

Not sure what to suggest, but ranchers have angle sensor problems a lot.

I agree. I can't say for sure, but there's a good chance you just need a new angle sensor. A repair manual would tell you how to test the angle sensor.

I don't have a repair manual for the 400 Rancher, but I can post the instructions for checking the 350 Rancher angle sensor. I don't know if it would be the same or not, but here it is anyway.

 

[trailslayer]

white flag!

well i gave up on it and i am taking it to my local dealer. i figure ill spend a little money to have it run again rather than spend a bunch of time and frustration only to watch the sunny days go by without me riding my wheeler.

 

[trailslayer]

Whoohoo!

I asked the dealer if i could bring my rancher in and asked the price of them fixing it for me,they wouldn't give meastraight answer,so i ordered an angle sensor and installed it myself.now i can go ride :icon_ rocker:the part cost $86 and the repair manual cost $7.

 

[Helmut]

That's great, glad you got it fixed.

 

[huck]

2004 rancher flashing ESP

I have a 2004 AT and it is doing the same thing. Not driving in reverse and only goes forward. It seems it is stuck in 1st gear. Will not shift in Auto or ESP.
Did changing the Angle sensor fix your problem?

 

[hayden Little]

2004 rancher flashing ESP

I have a 2004 AT and it is doing the same thing. Not driving in reverse and only goes forward. It seems it is stuck in 1st gear. Will not shift in Auto or ESP.
Did changing the Angle sensor fix your problem?

I'm having the same problem, I cleaned the shift angle sensor, didn't work. We got a new sensor, still didn't work and I'm starting to think its the hondamatic but i'm not a mechanic so don't take my word for it.

 

[Dasterdlydawg]

When you put the new sensor in, did you put it in at 12 o'clock and rotate it to 3 o'clock?