This 2004 Mazda Tribute came in with the complaint that engine stalls when the transmission is placed into drive. It also stalls when coming to a stop. It does not stall in reverse or neutral. Checking codes found a code P0320 stored for a crank sensor fault. As most of you should know a Mazda … Continue reading “2004 Mazda Tribute Stalls in Drive-Code P0320 Stored”
This 2005 Mazda Tribute came in with the complaint that the tail lights would not work.This same general information would apply to the Ford Escape and the Mercury Mariner of the same era. A quick check revealed that fuse #3 in the interior fuse box was blown. One of the more common places for a … Continue reading “2005 Mazda Tribute, Fuse #3 Blows, No Tail Lights”
This 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis came in with the complaint that the a/c temperature was stuck on full heat. The complaint could have easily been reversed with no heat present and the system stuck on full cold. It has Automatic Temperature Control (ATC). I used my scan tool and found that there was a code … Continue reading “2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, A/C Stuck On Heat”
This 1999 Mercury Villager came in with the complaint that the turns signals would not work. The owner had replaced the turn signal flasher twice and stated that now all it does is buzz when the turns signals are activated. The first thing to check was the turn signal fuse and it was okay. The … Continue reading “1999 Mercury Villager Turn Signals Do Not Work, Flasher Buzzes”
This 2006 Ford Expedition came in with the complaint that the transmission would shift through the gears and the torque converter solenoid would lock up below 25 mph. There was a shudder present at low speed due to the condition. The problem would also go away sometimes. A transmission shop and the local Ford dealership could … Continue reading “2006 Ford Expedition Transmission Shifts Too Soon”
This 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis came in with the complaint the air conditioner would only blow air through the defroster vents. Rarely would air come out of the face vents. This is a common problem and can be expensive to repair. A work around, of sorts, is to manually drop the blower speed to the … Continue reading “2009 Mercury Grand Maquis, Air Will Not Blow Out Of Face Vents”
This 2004 Lincoln town car came in with a rough run condition and codes P0300 and P0304 stored. the standard repair is new spark plugs, new spark plug boot kits and replace #4 coil assembly. I normally do not post tune up type repairs but I decided to do this one to see if there … Continue reading “2004 Lincoln Town Car, Multiple Misfires P0300 & P0304”
This 2000 Ford Taurus came in with the complaint that the a/c did not work. The customer had already figured out that the 15 amp fuse number 28 in the underhood fuse box was blown. It is worth noting that in the wiring diagrams that fuse is referred to as fuse number 128. Power on … Continue reading “2000 Ford Taurus, A/C Not Working, Fuse #28 / #128 Blows”
This 2003 Mazda Tribute came in with the interior lights on and the door ajar light in the instrument cluster on. I started by checking the data the door positions. All door positions showed as being closed or “no” according to the data stream except for the hood. It showed being open or “yes”. I … Continue reading “2003 Mazda Tribute, Door Ajar Light Stays On”
This 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis came in with a customer complaint of a blower motor that no longer worked. The customer also stated that up until this point it would work sometimes and sometimes not. This repair is also for Crown Victoria and Town Car applications. I guess I have gotten so used to this … Continue reading “2002 Mercury Grand Marquis, Blower Inop”