Ford Focus Mk 2 Petrol - Could this be an electrical problem?

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Sun 18 Aug 2013 12:29
Ford Focus Mk 2 Petrol - Could this be an electrical problem? - hoyak

Hi

On Wednesday I began to experience the following problems:

- engine warning light on

- external temperature guage not working (just showing as -- -- )

- cold weather warning light on (red)

- rear windscreen wiper not working

- front windscreen washers not working

Yesterday I noticed a front bulb is also out.. unsure if it has been out since Wednesday.

Fuel consumption seemed fine until a friend asked about it... now think it is going down quicker but maybe just mind playing tricks. Did a short 4.6 mile run across town with a short stretch uphill to 60mph and the fuel reader dropped by seven miles so not bad I think...? Its a 2.0 petrol.

Maybe unrelated but all this happened after I had a tyre changed on Wednesday.

I have checked a couple of fuses, such as the rear windscreen wiper, and they appear to be in tact.

Does anyone have any ideas or indications? Is what I am experiencing symptomatic of an electrical fault? I am going to get it hooked up to diagnostics at the end of the week.

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Sun 18 Aug 2013 12:52
Ford Focus Mk 2 Petrol - Could this be an electrical problem? - elekie&a/c doctor

If the car is a Mk 2 2005 onwards,check the connectors to the cabin central electrical/fusebox in the passenger footwell.It is common for these connector plugs to get dislodged by passenger feet.hth

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Sun 18 Aug 2013 14:31
Ford Focus Mk 2 Petrol - Could this be an electrical problem? - hoyak

Thanks for your reply.

One of the plugs was loose.. pushed it in a tad and it has fixed the temperature gauge and both wiper problems. Thanks for your advice.

Also I am more concerned now that the garage I got my tyre changed at may have loosened the plug as I have never had this in 2 years of owning the car. Why would they even be in the passengers side of the car to change a rear drivers side tyre? Any tyre even?! I am worried they have done something to cause the engine light to come on.

Edited by hoyak on 18/08/2013 at 14:33

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Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

Real MPG

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