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| battery light on instrument panelI have a 2001 Ford Escape and the battery light on the instrument panel lights up at random times and then eventually will go out. Any body else had this problem |
#109/17/09 11:37Connie D. | Have the same issue with 2002 Escape. We changed the alternator thinking that this was the issue as it says in the manual, but the light is back on and stays on all of the time. Now I just ignore it. |
| I am having the same problems with my Escape 2001. I bought a new battery and light stay on when I start it up - stays on for about 60 seconds then goes off. I was going to get a new Alternator, but just read your post and I am having second thoughts. I hate to get stranded if Alternator/Battery fails, but it may be just an 'idiot' light that is now broke. Anyone have any updates as to what the problem is? |
| I just replaced by battery in my 2005 Ford Escape last Monday and now the check engine light is on. It has been a week and a half and is still on. It was not on before I replaced the battery. I am taking it into my mechanic tommorow to have him look at it. Hopefully, the sensor just needs to be reset. The vehicle runs fine and only has 52k miles. Anyone else have this happen? |
| I just took my 2005 Ford Escaper to my mechanic to look at the check engine light that came on after I replaced the battery. He used his senor device and it stated "Low Fuel" and found nothing else. I have a 1/4 tank of gas. He said that it is most likely due to the new battery being changed and just cleared it. He said that the vehicle is fine. He did say to just keep an eye on it and if it does come back on, the fuel pump may need to be replaced. |
#510/01/09 13:24Drew Findlay | To all those who find a battery light suspicious but ignore it......bad news. Your alternator WILL DIE. My 2004 Escape died on the highway doing 70mph, so have it checked immediately by a licensed mechanic if you see this light. Other than that my Escape has been great. Happy driving. |
#610/06/09 17:50Steve Bartl | Rick: Don't worry about the Check Engine light. It's most likely a bad sensor. The other possibility is the exhaust emissions. If your car passed the smog, you can check that off. I did, and the light has been on for most of the last three years. Sometimes it goes off, and later comes back on. Nonedtheless, the Escape's running strong with 137K on it. Don't waste any money on the light. |
| Do the ff test when battery check alarm is on -- Disconnect battery for 30 secs. press the brake pad to drain any remaining electrical charge. Reattach battery and observe battery check alarm during acceleration ( 3K rev ). If it does not appear again, ECU drain resets the sensors thus fixing it. If it appears again, disconnect battery while engine is on, if engine dies, replace alternator, otherwise voltage regulator is the problem. |
| Hey Guys!!! I have a problem with my 2001 Ford Escape I hope some of you can help me. The problem is when I turn on the air conditioner the headlight turn to high. Does someone have the same problem? |
#905/30/10 15:38christopher hart | I bought a 2005 Ford escape second hand in march 2008, January 2009 I had too replace the battery, and a year & half later i'm getting a battery light on my instrument panel, The battery indicator is showing Red, Is this a faulty new battery?, or is the alternator finished?? any suggestions???? |
| I have a 2004 Ford Escape. I saw the battery light come on two weeks ago took it to the Ford dealership in my town and they checked the alternator said it was fine, replaced the belt and checked the battery. Mechanic said everything should be fine and just drive it. Well, like I said it has been two weeks and the battery light is coming on again. My dad had me crank the car and we pulled the battery cable off of the positive post while running and the motor still ran (someone said if you take the positive connection off and motor goes off that your alternator is bad). So any suggestions....PLEASE!!! |
#1106/15/10 12:51Joecutlass | I have 2001 cut off also going 70mph on highway three times and changed altanator twice and this time it started charging next morn after being dead night before. the battery light just flashes some times but batt will die or altanator will go out! Any ideas??? |
| The cruise has stopped working on my 2001 Ford Escape. What could I do to solve this problem? I bought the car new and it has 139, 000 miles on it. It has been serviced regularly. |
| I have 2002 Escape. Replaced the battery last week. The battery indicator light continues to come on first thing in the am. Also, the cd player shows only error message. Time for an alternator? Thanks for the info. The vehicles' been great otherwise, now pushing 138, 000 miles. |
| I have had the same problem for a year n half. 2002 ford escape died on side of road total power loss, got jumped made it home. took it in changed alternator. lasted 2 months, took it back changed alternator again, didnt start next day, wire disconnected. 4 months later again died in middle of road, had checked now they say fuel injector, but changed alternator again next day when that didnt solve the "no power" problem, now 9 months later again loss of power driving in parking lot. jumped made it home. I am ready to blow it up! any help??? i am taking it in again in the morning, ready to scream! |
| BONNIE MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE WOULDN'T START ONE DAY AT WORK SO I CALLED AAA AND THEY SAID BATTERY WAS DEAD REPLACED BATTERY AND THE CAR DID IT AGAIN A WEEK LATER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED THAT AND THREE DAYS LATER MY TRUCK DIED AGAIN -MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT I JUST WONDER WHY MY CD CHANGER KEEPS MAKING NOISE EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION IS OFF....ANYONE ELSE HAVING PROBLEM WITH 6 CD CHANGER DRAINING BATTERY? |
| The battery and alternator work together. If you don't get a "battery light" checked right away, a faulty battery can wreck your alternator and a faulty alternator can wreck your battery. Both items should be tested when you get a "battery light". Otherwise, if your bad battery wrecks your alternator and you only get your battery replaced, your alternator can wreck your new battery and vice versa. |
| Re 2001 Ford Escape cum Mazda Tribute. The entire dash instruments and lights, tacho, speedo, oil, battery, etc have gone dead. Headlights, brake lights and indicators are OK. Has anyone else had this problem and better, does anyone know where to search after the fuses and relays appear to be OK PLEASE |
| I have a 2004 Escape with a new battery. Occasionally the car refuses to start. If you wait 15 minutes it starts right away. The battery light is just starting to light up and go out periodically. My mechanic at Fords says I probably need a new fuel pump ($675 for a "probably". Anyone else have any ideas? The alt. has never been replaced and the battery was the original (6 y.o.) when I replaced it. |
| 2004 ford escape...replaced 2 alternators and the 3rd one is failing now. Gauges max out while the escape is running then the windows don't work and in a few minutes everything is fine. The battery light flickers and then sometimes it stay on or off. Please help. |
| I have a 2002 Escape and I had problems for a while of it not wanting to start right away. This summer, we replaced the battery and alternator at the same time. It ran well for months and then all the sudden the battery light came on and ended up draining the battery. We think it may be something electrical, but are not sure. This happened on Christmas, so we couldn't take it anywhere for a check up. We took the battery and put if on a friend's Escape and their battery light did not come on, which leads us to believe the battery is fine. We also believe there is nothing wrong with the alternator, so what could it be? Someone earlier said that their CD changer makes noises after they turn off the engine. Mine does that too. My CD changer didn't work for about a year until we replaced the battery. All of the sudden it started working, but didn't last long and has stopped working again. |
| I had the same problem of the battery light staying on. I had recently installed a new alternator, (thinking that was the issue) when the light reappeared. I tested the battery and alternator and could not find either to be faulty. Then the lights started to dim while driving at night intermittently. When I tested the battery and alt. again, still nothing. So i accessed the alt. (meaning you have to remove the front passenger tire and splash guards etc. and checked the connections to the alt. That's when I found the plug in connector to the rear of the alt to be loose. I pushed it back in, then immediately started the vehicle, and low and behold the light was off. I drove the vehicle wit no issues until the light illuminated again after about a week. I checked the plug again and it was loose Again. After some studying I noticed when the engine is under load, the engine "twists" under the torque. Something engines do when revved up, or under acceleration. Anyway I found the wiring harness became a little tight while under this "twist" from the engine. So I extended the harness for the alternator, (spliced the wires and added about 4 inches), and I have not had the battery light illuminate again. Since my discovery and my "own" repair I have found that you can buy the extension for this problem. Hope this helps Larry |
| Somebody please help im gonna pull my hair out and run my 2002 ford escape off a cliff..... but i cant i love it. gone through 2 going on three alternators... 2 batteries. and ford is scamming me telling me to do it again. i know 00000 about vehicles and same goes for my husband. and for every car shop in this stinking city... lights stay dim, battery light no longer warns us but if we leave the lights and radio off we can drive it for about 8 min until it dies if either are on then it drives 1 block. i think its something electrical. I think somethings making my alternator die right away so it cant do its job. and i have the 6 cd changer also, but no noises, that i noticed anyways. and i cant take my tire and ect. off. o and our abs light is flashing all the time. please someone help me. i tried to ask a ford mech. but they wanted 50 dollars and i cant do that. please help im out of money and surrounded by scammers is it possible both alternators were default?? desperate need advice now |
| replaced both the battery and alternator on my 2004 escape. the battery light on the insturment panel is now fading in and out. batter and alternator are 2 months old.. any ideas |
| I have a 2003 Ford Escape on my third alternator and my battery light is coming on again. Everything is testing normal the battery, the alternator and the starter. Had an oil leak that was leaking on the alternator fixed that. At wits end don't know what is wrong??? Help please!! |
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