Lesson Learned
12-22-2010, 02:06 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 4
Lesson Learned
Hello all. This is my first post although I've been a long time lurker. I thought I'd share a lesson I learned today.
I just got back from my local Ford dealer after having my 2010 Pony 6 there overnight. Yesterday morning I got in it to go to work and all it would do was turnover. I had lights, radio etc., it just wouldn't start. I'm an average shade tree mechanic but today's cars require you to be an electrical engineer, which I'm not. Fortunately I've reached that stage in my life where I don't have to work on my cars and can afford to have someone else do it. So I had it towed to the dealer.
I figured it was a module or something that crapped out. Turns out it was a blown fuel pump fuse. The fuse blew because there was short to ground in the 14A005 harness which is located under the trunk mat on the driver's side. The short was caused by the 40 lb bag of salt I put there for traction in the snow. (This is my second winter of doing this with no problems getting through the snow.) The harness lies in a shallow trough and is not protected like the wiring on the passenger's side where I put another bag of salt. I've used some wood to frame the harness and prevent it from being damaged again.
I hope this is helpfull to some of you.
Jack
I just got back from my local Ford dealer after having my 2010 Pony 6 there overnight. Yesterday morning I got in it to go to work and all it would do was turnover. I had lights, radio etc., it just wouldn't start. I'm an average shade tree mechanic but today's cars require you to be an electrical engineer, which I'm not. Fortunately I've reached that stage in my life where I don't have to work on my cars and can afford to have someone else do it. So I had it towed to the dealer.
I figured it was a module or something that crapped out. Turns out it was a blown fuel pump fuse. The fuse blew because there was short to ground in the 14A005 harness which is located under the trunk mat on the driver's side. The short was caused by the 40 lb bag of salt I put there for traction in the snow. (This is my second winter of doing this with no problems getting through the snow.) The harness lies in a shallow trough and is not protected like the wiring on the passenger's side where I put another bag of salt. I've used some wood to frame the harness and prevent it from being damaged again.
I hope this is helpfull to some of you.
Jack
12-22-2010, 02:48 PM
#3
6th Gear Member
Good info to be aware of. This should be in the 2005-2011 main forum so it gets more attention since it also applies to the GT's, not just the V6. Maybe one of the mods will move it.
12-22-2010, 04:23 PM
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,114
Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at mine to see what's there. Have you looked under the rear of the car to see if you have the notorious gas line clip with no brace? I have that one. I have a picture in my album if you want to see it.
12-22-2010, 07:14 PM
#9
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: South Carolina
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You should be able to see it without climbing under the car. I can see mine just peering through the wheel well on the drivers side rear, as the picture shows.
Last edited by kzonts; 12-22-2010 at 07:16 PM.
12-23-2010, 06:24 AM
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 12,260
Hello all. This is my first post although I've been a long time lurker. I thought I'd share a lesson I learned today.
I just got back from my local Ford dealer after having my 2010 Pony 6 there overnight. Yesterday morning I got in it to go to work and all it would do was turnover. I had lights, radio etc., it just wouldn't start. I'm an average shade tree mechanic but today's cars require you to be an electrical engineer, which I'm not. Fortunately I've reached that stage in my life where I don't have to work on my cars and can afford to have someone else do it. So I had it towed to the dealer.
I figured it was a module or something that crapped out. Turns out it was a blown fuel pump fuse. The fuse blew because there was short to ground in the 14A005 harness which is located under the trunk mat on the driver's side. The short was caused by the 40 lb bag of salt I put there for traction in the snow. (This is my second winter of doing this with no problems getting through the snow.) The harness lies in a shallow trough and is not protected like the wiring on the passenger's side where I put another bag of salt. I've used some wood to frame the harness and prevent it from being damaged again.
I hope this is helpfull to some of you.
Jack
I just got back from my local Ford dealer after having my 2010 Pony 6 there overnight. Yesterday morning I got in it to go to work and all it would do was turnover. I had lights, radio etc., it just wouldn't start. I'm an average shade tree mechanic but today's cars require you to be an electrical engineer, which I'm not. Fortunately I've reached that stage in my life where I don't have to work on my cars and can afford to have someone else do it. So I had it towed to the dealer.
I figured it was a module or something that crapped out. Turns out it was a blown fuel pump fuse. The fuse blew because there was short to ground in the 14A005 harness which is located under the trunk mat on the driver's side. The short was caused by the 40 lb bag of salt I put there for traction in the snow. (This is my second winter of doing this with no problems getting through the snow.) The harness lies in a shallow trough and is not protected like the wiring on the passenger's side where I put another bag of salt. I've used some wood to frame the harness and prevent it from being damaged again.
I hope this is helpfull to some of you.
Jack