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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1990 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L ABS and Brake dash Lights VIN: IFAPP64R7L I can't figure out why the ABS and brake lights don't come on during the intial start up. I have changed every relay and checked every fuse. Even ran a scan for codes and got no response. I even tried to induce some codes by pulling a wheel sensor off and brak... |
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| 1991 Ford Bronco Custom 5.0L harsh shifts-harsh4-3 downshift After the other shop put the transmission in they noticed harsh shifts. I had them bring me the truck and i noticed the tach reads 2100 rpm at idle, clearly way off, idle is around 850. I thought that the computer read the voltage off the TPS to raise the line... |
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| 1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU34X1M Hi guys Towed in, no start , no spark, several codes and they will not clear. Also checked crank angle and got no feed, found a nest under the plenum and removed it to check for chewed wires but so far found nothing if any one has experienced this let me know.... Trouble codes: 118 (open ect), 122 (tps below min), 113 (act open), 341 (open octane indicater) |
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| 1993 Ford Escort 1.9L Surge, Cuts out VIN: IFAPPI5J5P car starts fine hot or cold runs good, after complete warm up 1 out of 5 complete stops idle will start to surge up and down and engine will die.Right before it happens idle seems to be at about 800rpm then is just drops 200rpm bounces up and down then dies. |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 4.9L Unknown VIN: 1FTEF15Y4S Hello to all, Vehicle is a 1995 F-150 2WD 4.9L manual transmission. This one is a hair puller and I am officially lost. It has a vibration that comes in at about 27 mph and stays till 40 mph. In any gear (that you can run that speed) BUT only on throttle appl... |
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| 1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP6536W hello everyone i hope everyones christmas and new years was enjoyable. first thank you for any help i may recieve on this request. this vehicle belongs to a good friend of mine so i hope to correct the problem for him. so he brings me the vehicle over a month ... Trouble codes: P1131 (lack of ho2s b1s1 sw indicates lean) |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX08L0X hello techs I have this 1999 f150 that keeps turning on the ses light on for code p1451 I went through the test were it want's you to check for power at the connector vpwr wire if voltage is 10.5 volts which it is 11.5v , next check resistance at the cv solino... Trouble codes: P1451 |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L door ajar lamp VIN: 1FMZU73E4Y greetings...'door ajar' lamp always illuminated. snap-on scanner GEM emulator shows right rear door open at all times. no codes in the GEM for this, just one for the 4X4 low range light not functioning (customer doesn't care about that one at the moment). have... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar 3.8L odometor VIN: 2FTZA544YB Ok guys and gals Here is one I don't have a clue on and can't find anything in any help or fix data base to know where to go. The problem is the odometor (when it feels like it ) flashes ERROR then goes right back to the numbers.when this happens the dash ligh... |
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| 2000 Ford Focus SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP34PXY I thought I had run into every possibility of code P0171 and fixed them all, but I'm in trouble here. The MAF on this was definitely out of spec, and has been replaced with a Ford unit, theoretically new and not remanufactured. MAF voltage at idle changed slig... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean) |
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| 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L transfer case VIN: 1FMYU70E21 We have no history with this vehicle. This is the first time we have seen it. Customers complaint is the feel of a hard clunk like something is binding up and then releasing only in 4wd mode although when you take it out of 4wd it will do it one last time in 2... |
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| 1998 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L partial power loss in fuse panel VIN: 1MEFM50U3W this car came in for a suspension problem and on the intial test drive [less than a block] the car stalled like the ignition switch was losing it's power feed. after the suspension repairs were completed a no start condition surfaced. also in the interior fus... |
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| 1999 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4M2XV11T0X This vehicle came in with a rough idle, occasional stall, and surge at cruise. I checked codes, and had a p0300,and p0325. Seemed like a vac. leak, so I smoked it, and went over it with propane, but found nothing. I checked all other basics, but saw nothing. C... Trouble codes: P0300, P0325, P0100 |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1992 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon Custom 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FMEEN8NHA Thanks to all who replied! Finally figured this one out! Had the van running in the shop around 2500 rpm, it would eventually fall on its face and die. When it would die I could see the tps voltage dropping to around .6 volts and then come back up to normal. I... |
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| 1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Door locks VIN: 2FMDA5140S There was no power wire and no ground going to driver door switch. Also rear switch was bad. Not letting current flow through.This van was in a wreck and the replaced the door with wiring set up for a late model. What a headache! Added 1 ground and 1 power wir... |
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| 1995 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6L power assist VIN: 1FALP62W3S I received three replies,it turned out to be a bad original booster and a bad new booster, after I replaced the first booster i realized I could get the brakes to feel normal after the engine is idling in the stall for several minutes, then when I road tested ... |
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| 1996 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L temp gauge VIN: 1FMDA41X9T This one is fixed! Had 6 replies, all were helpful.It turns out that the heater cores were both plugged,replacing them restored the flow and calmed down the fluctuation of the gauge so that it only moved from the 'O' to the 'R' in NORMAL.It also has the kind o... |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU32E2V Many thanks again to all 12 persons who took the time to reply and guided me to a successful fix with this car. The very first responce to the post from Jack was correct as the crank sensor was defective but as i mentioned in the update there were 2 problems a... Trouble codes: P0603 (Internal CTRL module KAM error). |
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| 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L Stall VIN: 3FAKP1138W I recieved a great tip on this repair concerning the oil. Although the customer did not return for the repair (she was home for the weekend from college) I feel confident this was the problem and cure for this vehicle. Dave [...] wrote to say the problem was f... |
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| 2001 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0L Servo Cover VIN: 1FTYR1OU91 I ordered same part again from Ford and this one came and was different than the first. Believe that Ford packaged the first part with the wrong part #. Installed the updated cover and no problems. Leak is fixed. Thanks to all who replied. |
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| 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L awd system VIN: 5LMPU28A2X thanks for the replies. we checked the tire sizes and all were they same. the speed sensors checked out as well. i found a post in the archives dealing with improper fluid in the diff., and changed both to be safe (expensive fluid!!). still the same problem. ... |
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