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#178 of 286 Re: I need help with a 2000 Hatchback Ford Focus(Electrical Problem) [z32ch [Mr_Shiftright] by z32chic Sep 13, 2008 (1:23 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 13, 2008 1:03 pm) I did look at all that already. everything is good. Someone told me to look at all the wires coming off the battery. But i am going to go look agian and what you said to check. maybe i over look something.   Thanks for the reply Mr Shiftright Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 13, 2008 2:10 pm)
#179 of 286 Re: I need help with a 2000 Hatchback Ford Focus(Electrical Problem) [z32ch by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 13, 2008 (2:10 pm)
Replying to: z32chic (Sep 13, 2008 1:23 pm) Yeah there's more than one fusible link. Best way is to just trace the wires off the battery post with your finger and look for that "bulge" which is the fusible link.   it's either that or a few burned fuses or (gulp) damaged relay/box or wiring harness. I think it's fuses though given how it's acting and what he did.
#180 of 286 I need help with a 2000 Hatchback Ford Focus(Electrical Problem) by z32chic Sep 13, 2008 (6:29 pm)
Well I checked the fuses and that's not it. what happened, he was taking his old battery out and putting a new battery in. but he put the battery in wrong. he put the red cable on the negative side and put the black cable on the positive side. when i went up to him he had just put them on. I said sh*t dude you put the cables on the wrong post. I didn't know that he didn't know nothing about cars I thought every guy did. anyway we put it back the right way and now he has no head lights, brake lights, power windows and the transmission go into lock mod. I hope that will help. but that's all I know what happened. I already checked the fuses and they are all good. Can you think of anything else. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 13, 2008 6:58 pm)
#181 of 286 Re: I need help with a 2000 Hatchback Ford Focus(Electrical Problem) [z32ch by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 13, 2008 (6:58 pm)
Replying to: z32chic (Sep 13, 2008 6:29 pm) Does the thing run?
#182 of 286 Re: 2002 ZTS Issues (71K miles) [denver_brownco] by bear_fan Sep 24, 2008 (9:46 am)
Replying to: denver_brownco (Aug 08, 2008 1:18 pm) Sounds like the same issue I have been fighting , any luck?   Thanks   Steve
#183 of 286 Radio won't play says mute by focusfix Sep 28, 2008 (2:18 pm)
My radio in my 2004 Ford Focus will not play. It says mute. The clock does work. What's going on?
#184 of 286 Focus problems by sandy18 Oct 14, 2008 (12:37 pm)
2005 Focus: Runs ok, but lights on insturment panel coming on; battery, seat belt, etc. lately we hear beeping,doors don't lock immediately anymore. Took it to mechanic where we bought the car-he couldn't find 'anything wrong'. Took it to another mechanic-same answer. Could there be a short somewhere? What now? Replies to this message: bear_fan (Oct 14, 2008 12:53 pm) oldfordmech (Oct 14, 2008 7:48 pm) sandy18 (Oct 16, 2008 11:03 am) robfla (Jul 10, 2009 6:25 pm)
#185 of 286 Re: Focus problems [sandy18] by bear_fan Oct 14, 2008 (12:53 pm)
Replying to: sandy18 (Oct 14, 2008 12:37 pm) That is why I have not taken the car in, I figure that thwy would want to change the battery or alternator, which both of these have been replaced. I disconnected the Alternator from the computer(PCM) and I thought for sure I had it fixed, but the problem came back. My next step is to clean up the grounds wire connections and see what happens. Steve
#186 of 286 Re: Focus problems [sandy18] by oldfordmech Oct 14, 2008 (7:48 pm)
Replying to: sandy18 (Oct 14, 2008 12:37 pm) Sandy; Have your battery cables load tested, this means to disconnect cables from battery, place load tester between batt post and pos cable and load up to rated cap of the alt. should not have more than 1/2 volt drop in pos side or neg side, I have found more problems on the neg side than the pos side. also check ALL body grounds. You are getting a feed back causing your goofy problems,a # of these items go through a thing called a GEM module, check the ground to this module. Hope this helps you out, Cliff Replies to this message: sandy18 (Oct 16, 2008 11:03 am)
#187 of 286 Re: Focus problems [oldfordmech] by sandy18 Oct 16, 2008 (11:03 am)
Replying to: oldfordmech (Oct 14, 2008 7:48 pm) OK ! Will try ! : )

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