Weird Electrical Issue
Asked by Roxas Mar 18, 2018 at 08:48 PM about the 2005 Ford Escape XLT FWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
So, I’ve replaced the battery, alternator, and starter
in my car, readjusted the ground on the battery.
After we got the ground wire pushed more towards
the connection, my battery light turned off and then
i went 2-3 weeks without an issue. And tonight I
went to start my car and I’m greeted with the same
bs again. Car starts, stays running and runs fine,
when I start it, a second after i let go of turning the
key, my interior electronics turn off, spedometer,
radio, gear lights, everything, my headlights
function still. when they flicker off an airbag light
comes on, and about 15 seconds later th battery
light comes on. I do a lot of long driving so im
nervous to drive it but nothing seems to look wrong
under the hood and the car is driveable. I’ve just
tried so many things and asked a lot of people and
idk what the issue is. Please help
11 Answers
no but i did go off into a deep snow ditch, but this was after the battery and alternator were replaced,
Check inside the steering column. Try tilting your steering wheel up and down and see if it makes any difference. I had a similar problem and there was a wire that was partially broken inside the steering column.
Did you ever fix this ? I’m having the exact same issue
Check your body ground. Number one issue for electrical problems. They normally bolt them down on top of painted metal and it basically grounds through the bolt. The bolt corrodes and the ground gets flakey. Take the ground off and sand the small area down to bare metal. Bolt ground back down spray some paint over top after to prevent future corrosion.
I'm having starting issues with my 2004 Ford escape turn the key over and all it does is make one loud click already replaced the starter the alternator and the battery and it still does the same thing any ideas?
Guru9VCBML answered 3 years ago
Get another starter. Usually 1 click is the bendix kicking out but the motor is not spinning.
Guru9NP1ZJ answered 2 years ago
i paid 580;00 dollars just for labor another 250.00 for the alternator and got about 2 miles from the shop and battery light came on and oh yea put a brand new battery in it and still a thousand dollars same issue what could it be
