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#1 of 88 Ford Escort Electrical Problems by pf_flyer HOST Jul 13, 2006 (12:39 pm)
Dealing with a gremlin somewhere in your wiring? This is the place to work those problems into solutions! Replies to this message: harryrod (Feb 27, 2007 7:52 pm)
#2 of 88 No dash lights by nlamont Jul 07, 2006 (10:19 am)
Hi folks, I just turnned my '97 escort on last night and I've got no lights for my odometer,spedometer, radio etc. Headlights are fine just lights in the intrument panel are out. I assume just a fuse maybe but I'm not experienced enough to make that call and I don't know where or how to go about fixing it. Any comments/suggestions? Thanks in advance! Nick Replies to this message: madcityjack (Nov 06, 2006 9:29 am) madcityjack (Nov 06, 2006 9:43 am) rgoatcher (Nov 28, 2006 1:03 pm) and 1 more... davef7 (Sep 04, 2007 9:22 am) sbpwave (Mar 25, 2008 8:18 am)
#3 of 88 Dimmer? by pf_flyer HOST Jul 13, 2006 (12:47 pm)
The headlight/dimmer switch is likely the culprit. Most of my vehicles have had dimmer switches, and the one on my 96 Sentra can be a bit touchy at times. I'd go over a rough spot in the road and suddenly everything would go dark. If I tried to adjust the brightness of the dash, I'd get all or nothing, and sometimes turning it all the way up would leave me with nothing. Turned out the dimmer rheostat had simply gotten dirty over the years. Rapidly moving the dimmer back and forth from all the way off to all the way on several times cleaned it up a bit and returned the function to normal.   I don't think you're looking at a bulb problem since everything is out. It might be a fuse, but what caught my eye was the year of your Escort since it was close in age to my car. If it has a dimmer, run it back and forth a few times and see if that clears it up before you move on to replacing the switch. I'm certain that I'd check the fuses first though, since that's going to be a much cheaper item! Most of the time you're going to find the fuse box under the dash down at the driver's side end. I'm not overly familiar with the Escort, but that's where I'd look. Replies to this message: ottoman1 (Oct 12, 2006 5:13 am)
#4 of 88 tach needle pulsating all over by tjb19 Jul 27, 2006 (8:31 pm)
I have 89 Ford Escort GT 1.9L HO 5 speed, with alot of miles on but still runs good. Recently the tach needle started to act eratically and not register correct rpms. Ford dealer said nothing they can do to fix problem. No miss yet in engine. Please advise. Thanks Replies to this message: dreamingofmore (Dec 24, 2006 10:43 am) klerk183 (Jun 18, 2007 2:26 am)
#5 of 88 door locks and glove compartment issues 97 lx by sam8th Aug 03, 2006 (3:31 pm)
one of my back seat door locks hasn't worked with my automatic buttons for awhile and recently my hatchback lock started not working with my automatic button. same thing with the key fobs. nothing except manual unlocking works.   these are unimportant things but a nuisiance to me. how fixable are they? and ... this:   my glove compartment door falls down and empties everything out if i forget to hold it open.
#6 of 88 1988 ecort gl wagon electrical problems by ttomm46 Sep 02, 2006 (4:39 pm)
Hi i had a bad starter asnd the last time i turned on my headlights when it was bad they died..now they only work if i hold back the dimmer switch in the back position ill get brights if i hold in in place weather headlight switch is on or not.   Now for problem number 2 ,, i was checking fuses and the fuse panel is impossible almost to get to...i don't know if i stuck a fuse in wrong or what but my radio only gets static and maybe voices you can barely hear....of coarse i had that problem one time before i i even had it worked on...so i don't know. i can't find a way to remove the fuse panel and i wished i had a picture of what fuse goes where... hell i'm 60 and crawling and twisting to look under the dash is one serious pain...also no map lights....then i have to find my original headlight problem....cant figure the radio.. just static and no am to fm change either Replies to this message: ttomm46 (Sep 03, 2006 4:39 pm)
#7 of 88 Re: 1988 ecort gl wagon electrical problems [ttomm46] by ttomm46 Sep 03, 2006 (4:39 pm)
Replying to: ttomm46 (Sep 02, 2006 4:39 pm) Does anybody know where the headlight relay is at?.. i saw a pix of the realay online and it has a fuse but i've lookid all over for it...   Tom
#8 of 88 Removing 89 FOrd Escort Blower Motor w/ A/C by chadk2006 Sep 23, 2006 (10:51 am)
I can't figure out how to get the blower motor out after taking out glove box compartment if you know what i'm doing wrong please help out if possible. Thank you
#9 of 88 Ford Escort si 1995 by suss Sep 23, 2006 (7:27 pm)
Hello I own a 2nd hand UK version of this car and had trouble with heater blower,i took the fan out and bought a second hand one.I tried and tested all the wiring to the heater switch and to cut a long story short i joined a live wire from the cig lighter(red one) to the main fan switch and hey presto it works ,but make sure you turn it off as this is continuous voltage so will continue blowing even if engine is turned off.
#10 of 88 Ford Escort needs help(!) by msteinbrenner Sep 25, 2006 (9:45 am)
Lookin' (grasping actually) for ideas here---about 18 months ago the car began having trouble starting--just dead (no clicks or power to lights or radio) w/o any notice. So I checked the battery terminals & cleaned & removed the corrosion & all was well again for a couple of weeks. Then it began happening again. I had the battery checked & it was shot, So I of course replaced it & changed the cable terminals the same time. This cleared the problem again for a few weeks, then it restarted. Once again, just nothing to the starter. Now at this time we noticed that w/ multiple attempts the starter would eventually engage & start the car. but over time the trouble went from an occasional start difficulty to multiple times a day. Took the car to the shop & it was diagnosed as a flat spot on the starter. I had that trouble w/ a car many years ago so ok let's change it. No trouble for 3 months & then the same old thing getting progressively worse. We put up with it until spring & took it back into the shop. they replaced the starter (new as opposed to a remanufactured) again. all ok again for 3months. The trouble then restarts & we notice that now the power locks are intermittently locking when the ignition is tried during these episodes. bottom line is that we have also replaced the ignition, fuel modules & alarm system on separate occasions & w/ each action the trouble has cleared for a time only to resurface in 2-3months. The last change was the alarm was removed by the dealership 2 months ago & last week the car simply stopped running while driving on my wife & she was unable to restart. 20 minutes later by the time I got there it started right up but then failed on trying to restart home. The dealership then had it for 3 days w/o any success in duplicating the trouble. Other notes: the car has approx: 145k miles but has no ( I really mean no) smog emissions. ---- my wife doesn’t trust the car anymore due to last weeks engine stall while driving & wants a new car now (she has been putting up w/ this for 18mos) but financial timing could be better. Any ideas? --mike

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