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27 messages,  Last post on Oct 08, 2011 at 5:38 AM

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#20 of 27 01 Focus ZX3 radio, blower motor, and wipers by lorddrago1

Sep 04, 2008 (6:00 am)

HELP! I can turn off car and my radio, blower, and wipers still work. Even if the key is removed.Replaced battery cable assembly then this started. Could have I fried the BCM?

#21 of 27 Speedo redlines to 140 before cranking, resets trip odometer by jeromeb

Apr 30, 2009 (6:31 pm)

The Discussion Title is pretty much it. Beginning April 29, 2009, the speedometer redlines to 140 before I crank it. It holds that position for almost a second then returns to 0 mph. This event also resets the trip odometer to 0.0.
 
The only thing otherwise was that I'd gotten a new set of tires installed on April 28.
 
Is there any possible explanation for the unusual speedometer and trip odometer behavior?

#22 of 27 Re: Speedo redlines to 140 before cranking, resets trip odometer [jeromeb] by pf_flyer HOST

May 01, 2009 (3:52 am)

Replying to: jeromeb (Apr 30, 2009 6:31 pm)
This sounds like a simple gauge gone bad. Tires certainly have nothing to do with it, and I doubt there's anything mechanically wrong with the car that's causing it.
 
So start with the gauge itself and connections to the gauge. I had a temp gauge that was behaving oddly that turned out to have a cracked electrical connector. When the car was decellerating the connection would open and close and the temp gauge would bounce down to zero and back up to operating temp. When accelerating, the connection was physically forced closed and the temp gauge read properly.
 
But when you add in your odometer resetting, I'm leaning towards the instrument itself being fried.

#23 of 27 Re: Speedo redlines to 140 before cranking, resets trip odometer [pf_flyer] by jeromeb

May 03, 2009 (8:33 pm)

Replying to: pf_flyer (May 01, 2009 3:52 am)
Thanks!

#24 of 27 Re: Speedo redlines to 140 before cranking, resets trip odometer [jeromeb] by jeromeb

May 20, 2009 (4:05 pm)

Replying to: jeromeb (May 03, 2009 8:33 pm)
I have attempted no repair for 3 weeks. Sometimes it behaves as described, sometimes not.
I deem it to be nothing worth spending money on.

#25 of 27 Re: Speedo redlines to 140 before cranking, resets trip odometer [jeromeb] by jeromeb

Oct 02, 2009 (3:44 am)

Replying to: jeromeb (May 20, 2009 4:05 pm)
The problem seems to have resolved itself.

#26 of 27 2002 Ford Focus ZX3 WIpers and Blower by gminter

Jun 26, 2010 (7:07 pm)

Wipers and blower motor will continue to run with switch off and key removed. Any ideas on what the problem is? Thanks.

#27 of 27 Re: 2002 Ford Focus ZTS [amandag1] by johnem60

Oct 08, 2011 (5:38 am)

Replying to: amandag1 (Jan 31, 2008 2:15 pm)
had thermostate leak myself , very easy to do and costs about £50

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