I had the abs, check engine, throttle control and traction control lights all come in at once tonight in my wife's 2007 explorer. Can anybody tell me if this means something or hire those would all be linked? My electrician background said there's a short in the dash somewhere.

 

Could be a PCM, base number 12A650 (Ford Parts like 12A650) and that is no cheap fix and a lot of these are on backorder right now. Before you start spending money I would suggest getting the codes read to see if it can be figured out easily. I wish you luck!