by "Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
Published 04/02/2017 at 13:13
by "Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
Published 04/02/2017 at 13:13
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I was out this morning after the storm rolled over and encountered something new with my car. It was still raining lightly, so the wipers were on, and I hi a bump in the road when the wipers stopped in the middle of the windshield and I got a message “hood ajar”. WTF?
So I got where I was going, and double checked the hood. It was not open. I opened it. I closed it. The warnings didn’t go away. I shut off the car and went inside to come back out a few minutes later and find that the car wouldn’t start. Thankfully I was parked on a hill and bump started it in reverse without issue.
I then drove home, in the rain, with the wipers in the middle of the windshield.
I pulled the codes when I got home to find P0833 - Clutch Pedal Position switch , and U0284 - lost communication with active grille shutters.
Since I have a COBB tune, and I don’t want issues with the dealer in the morning, I uninstalled the tune, reset the codes, and reset the computer. All they’ll be able to tell is that the computer was reset.
So now Ford is going to send a wrecker out in the morning to haul the car in to the local dealer, and I’ll rent a car for at least the day.
This sucks.
"Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast" (danimalk)
04/02/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 0
BOOOO-stang!!
Seriously though, hope it’s nothing seriousand they just have to unplug it for 10 seconds and plug it back in.
... or something like that
"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
04/02/2017 at 13:43, STARS: 3
Modern cars...
That’s going to be a fun one to diagnose. Could be the ECU, could be a simple electrical issue, could be the failure of any one device on the CAN Bus (nearly everything is on the CAN Bus this days - including stuff like window switches).
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
04/02/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 0
Well shit. Maybe I should get that ‘97 Jag instead after all. I need something reliable.
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
04/02/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 1
yeah. I’m figuring on needing a rental car for a couple of days...
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
04/02/2017 at 14:50, STARS: 1
My guess is water got in somewhere it ought not to have been. Where, though, is the question.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/02/2017 at 15:23, STARS: 0
Uh oh....hoping it’s not an expensive fix or is under warranty!
This is why I like basic cars....no crazy stuff to go wrong!
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
04/02/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 0
at 4700 miles it had better be under warranty...
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/02/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 0
With the tune though, couldn’t that void it?
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
04/02/2017 at 18:49, STARS: 3
the nice thing with the COBB tune is...
I can uninstall it and go back to the saved factory settings and I don’t need a mechanic to do it.
So... What Tune? ;)
"Forrest" (forrest)
04/02/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 0
When I had my Fiesta, it was in the shop for over a month under warranty, and the dealer refused to provide a loaner or rental. Total BS. Hopefully you have better luck. My Fiesta was a basketcase. There was one Ford dealer that did provide a rental, but that was when I lived in a different state.
"Justino6969" (justino6969)
04/03/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 0
Only if they can prove that the tune is what caused the issues, which I guarantee they can’t.
"jimz" (jimz)
04/06/2017 at 16:09, STARS: 1
Could be the ECU,
Which one? ;) depending on how many features he has, there could be 15-20 ECUs in the car.
"jimz" (jimz)
04/06/2017 at 16:09, STARS: 1
unfortunately by clearing the codes you’ve made it more difficult for the dealer to diagnose your car.
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
04/06/2017 at 16:11, STARS: 1
oh I know. I just didn’t want to have the “Magnusson Moss” discussion with them when they say the computer went bad.