This 2012 Ford Fusion came in with the complaint that the driver’s side low beam headlight id not work. The customer stated that she had the bulb changed a few days earlier but it has failed again. The area is a little confined but the headlamp assembly does not need to be removed in order … Continue reading “2012 Ford Fusion Low Beam Headlight Does Not Work”
This 1993 Ford Escort came in with the unusual complaint that the transmission would not shift with the tail/park lights on. From experience it seemed like it would be a faulty ground. I checked all of the grounds under the hood and all were okay. Since my faulty ground thoughts had not panned out I … Continue reading “1993 Ford Escort, Transmission Will Not Shift With The Tail Lights On”
This 2006 Lincoln Zephyr came in with the complaint that the right low beam headlight does not work. The owner had already installed a new Xenon or HID bulb assembly. If you merely want to change the bulb there is an access panel in the inner wheel well as shown in the following picture. Since … Continue reading “2006 Lincoln Zephyr Low Beam Headlight Does Not Work”
This 2006 Ford Five Hundred came in with the complaint that the driver’s side low beam headlight went out and after changing the bulb the owner found that it would stop working and she would have to wiggle the wires to get it working again. I disconnected the harness and the problem was quite evident. … Continue reading “2006 Ford Five Hundred, Low Beam Headlight Inop”
This 2000 Ford Mustang came in with the complaint that the shifter interlock for the automatic transmission would not release properly and that it would have to be tried several times before it would release. I checked it and found that it required the brake pedal to be firmly pushed in order for it to … Continue reading “2000 Ford Mustang, Shifter Interlock Erratic, Inop”
Vehicle arrived with no tail or park lights. Customer stated that they work sometimes. As this is a very common problem with almost all Ford vehicles that have a pull knob type headlight switch I went straight to the problem and documented to help others. First I gained access to the headlight switch. I could … Continue reading “1994 Ford Crown Victoria, No Tail lights”