Richard Grabowski
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- December 28, 2018
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- City, State
- Lewisville
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 ford Explorer XLT
I am recovering from a catastrophic electrical failure. I began to experience intermittent problems with my vehicle's electrical functions/features. Things like lights flickering, things coming on and off at odd times (like warning chime sounding all the time (even with key not in the ignition until the car was started). One day I discovered my battery was dead and installed a new battery. The next day the new battery was dead and I got a jump from my apartment maintenance man using his golf cart.
Bad thing to do...Many fuses were blown and the varistors were blown on all of the many electrical boards.
So I set out to resolve the problems one by one.
Things I did to recover to this point.
a.) replaced the GEM module with another one. It was a used one and corrected some problems but not all
b.) replaced all blown fuses
c.) tested all relays for proper functionality (all were good)
d.) replaced the fuel level board that inserts into the back of the illumination console
e.) replaced varistors on blown boards
I seem to have recovered most of my features and functions less three.
1.) The first and most troubling is my windshield washer fluid sprays fluid when the windshield wipers are turned on. When I turn the multi-function switch to the off position the fluid stops spraying and the wipers DO NOT park as expected.
Here is what have done to date trying to get the wipers to work.
a) Replaced the multifunction switch with a new one but the behavior is the same
b) Replaced all blown fuses
c.) Tested the wiper relays for functionality (both of them checked out)
I am including the next two items so you know the extent of what is still not working and will address fixing them after the wiper fluid issue is fixed.
2.) The Climate control blower fan is not working. This may just be a bad blower and I will troubleshoot it later.
3.) The status display center console shows a fault indicating a bad bulb, however, all the bulbs are working.
I appreciate any help you can offer on this. This is my only transportation
Rich
Bad thing to do...Many fuses were blown and the varistors were blown on all of the many electrical boards.
So I set out to resolve the problems one by one.
Things I did to recover to this point.
a.) replaced the GEM module with another one. It was a used one and corrected some problems but not all
b.) replaced all blown fuses
c.) tested all relays for proper functionality (all were good)
d.) replaced the fuel level board that inserts into the back of the illumination console
e.) replaced varistors on blown boards
I seem to have recovered most of my features and functions less three.
1.) The first and most troubling is my windshield washer fluid sprays fluid when the windshield wipers are turned on. When I turn the multi-function switch to the off position the fluid stops spraying and the wipers DO NOT park as expected.
Here is what have done to date trying to get the wipers to work.
a) Replaced the multifunction switch with a new one but the behavior is the same
b) Replaced all blown fuses
c.) Tested the wiper relays for functionality (both of them checked out)
I am including the next two items so you know the extent of what is still not working and will address fixing them after the wiper fluid issue is fixed.
2.) The Climate control blower fan is not working. This may just be a bad blower and I will troubleshoot it later.
3.) The status display center console shows a fault indicating a bad bulb, however, all the bulbs are working.
I appreciate any help you can offer on this. This is my only transportation
Rich