SteveK2
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- September 24, 2007
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- City, State
- Somerset, NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 XLT
Hi All,
My first post here -- great forum!
My son's 2000 Ford Explorer started throwing a "fit" last night that seemed to be affect most/all electrical systems. Some examples: headlights, fog lights, instrument cluster all dimmed by about 50%, heat/AC fan blower not blowing (or at really low speed), ABS light ON, transmission making thumping/whining sounds.
We plugged in a code reader into the OBD port -- no codes stored, but as soon as the reader was plugged-in all of the problems disappeared and all electricals worked as usual. Then un-plugged the reader and the problems re-occurred.
So we disconnected the battery for 2 mins. Everything seemed fine and went for a short drive around the block. Within a 1/4 mile, the problem started again...same symptoms.
Is there any likely cause for this behavior -- electrical short, computer controller failure, etc? I've searched the forum and haven't found anything similar, so any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
TIA
My first post here -- great forum!
My son's 2000 Ford Explorer started throwing a "fit" last night that seemed to be affect most/all electrical systems. Some examples: headlights, fog lights, instrument cluster all dimmed by about 50%, heat/AC fan blower not blowing (or at really low speed), ABS light ON, transmission making thumping/whining sounds.
We plugged in a code reader into the OBD port -- no codes stored, but as soon as the reader was plugged-in all of the problems disappeared and all electricals worked as usual. Then un-plugged the reader and the problems re-occurred.
So we disconnected the battery for 2 mins. Everything seemed fine and went for a short drive around the block. Within a 1/4 mile, the problem started again...same symptoms.
Is there any likely cause for this behavior -- electrical short, computer controller failure, etc? I've searched the forum and haven't found anything similar, so any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
TIA