Inspection and Verification: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Ford Windstar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Verify the customer concern by operating the interior lamps by opening a door.
- Visually inspect for obvious signs of mechanical and electrical damage.VISUAL INSPECTION
Mechanical Electrical - REM
- FEM
- Instrument cluster
- Central junction box (CJB) Fuses:
- 16 (10A)
- 9 (10A)
- 8 (20A)
- 28 (10A)
- 14 (10A)
- 1 (10A)
- Battery junction box (BJB) Fuses:
- 2 (10A)
- 23 (15A)
- 103 (40A)
- 108 (40A)
- 109 (40A)
- 114 (40A)
- Lamp(s)
- Relay(s)
- Headlamp switch
- Instrument cluster
- Dimmer switch
- REM
- FEM
- Wiring harness
- Loose or corroded connections
- If the concern remains after the inspection, connect the diagnostic tool to the data link connector (DLC) located beneath the instrument panel and select the vehicle to be tested from the diagnostic tool menu. If the diagnostic tool does not communicate with the vehicle:
- Check that the program card is correctly installed.
- Check the connections to the vehicle.
- Check the ignition switch position.
- If the diagnostic tool still does not communicate with the vehicle, refer to the diagnostic tool manual .
- Carry out the DATA LINK DIAGNOSTIC TEST. If the diagnostic tool responds with:
- CKT914, CKT915 or CKT70 =ALL ECUS NO RESP/NOT EQUIP, refer to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for FEM, go to PINPOINT TEST A: NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRONT ELECTRONIC MODULE .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for REM, go to PINPOINT TEST B: NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE REAR ELECTRONIC MODULE .
- NO RESP/NOT EQUIP for Instrument Cluster, go to PINPOINT TEST C: NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .
- SYSTEM PASSED, retrieve and record the continuous diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), erase the continuous DTCs and carry out self-test diagnostics for the FEM, REM, and Instrument Cluster.
- If the DTCs retrieved are related to the concern, go to FEM Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Index , REM Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Index , Instrument Cluster Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Index , or SSP Relay Index to continue diagnostics.
- If no DTCs related to the concern are retrieved, proceed to SYMPTOM CHART to continue diagnostics.